Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, stuccoed and granite faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m). It features a front portico supported by six massive Tuscan order columns, and a gable roof topped by a cupola. The building housed city offices until 1918, and courtrooms until 1960.

In 1961, the entire building interior was gutted to house the museum and tomb of General Douglas MacArthur and his wife. The MacArthur Memorial also includes a visitor center building and a research center.

Norfolk City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

See also

  • List of mayors of Norfolk, Virginia

References

External links

  • Norfolk City Hall & Courthouse, 421 East City Hall Avenue, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA: 1 photo, 25 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
  • MacArthur Memorial official website



Paul Gregoire Norfolk Area Photos Norfolk City Hall and Courthouse

Facilities • City Hall

Norfolk City Hall Photograph by Ben Schumin Fine Art America

Norfolk City Hall reopens to public by appointment only

Front of Norwich City Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, UK Stock Photo Alamy