Cradock Historic District

Craddock Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Bounded by Paradise Creek, Victory Blvd., and George Washington Hwy., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates	36°48′7″N 76°19′4″W / 36.80194°N 76.31778°W / 36.80194; -76.31778Coordinates: 36°48′7″N 76°19′4″W / 36.80194°N 76.31778°W / 36.80194; -76.31778
Area	310 acres (130 ha)
Built	1918 (1918)
Architect	Post,George B.,& Sons; Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference #	74002240
VLR #	124-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 20, 1974
Designated VLR	May 21, 1974

Cradock Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 759 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a primarily residential section of Portsmouth. It was developed starting in 1918, as a planned community of Colonial Revival and Bungalow style single family residences. It was developed by the United States Housing Corporation as a result of the rapid influx of workers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War I.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.