Colonial Place

Colonial Place
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Houses on Delaware Avenue
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Location	Roughly bounded by the Lafayette River, Knitting Mill Creek, East Haven Creek, and 38th St. in Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates	36°53′05″N 76°17′20″W / 36.88472°N 76.28889°W / 36.88472; -76.28889Coordinates: 36°53′05″N 76°17′20″W / 36.88472°N 76.28889°W / 36.88472; -76.28889
Area	202 acres (82 ha)
Built	1903
Architect	George Dillard et al.
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference #	02000532
VLR #	122-0825
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2002
Designated VLR	June 13, 2001

Colonial Place is a residential neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a peninsula bordered by 38th Street on the south, and surrounded on three sides by the Lafayette River. It is a relatively racially mixed area that includes mostly single family homes and a few apartment buildings. Many large homes front the water and Mayflower Road arches around the shore of the river.

The Colonial Place Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It encompasses 1,090 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in a primarily residential section of Norfolk. It is a middle-class and upper middle-class residential neighborhood that largely developed during the period 1903-1941. The neighborhood includes notable examples of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Richard W. Peatross House (1908), Taylor House (1908) and Stuart Elementary School.