Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District


Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek Revival style townhouses, known as "basement houses." Other notable buildings include the Watts House, Grice-Neeley House, Ball-Nivison House, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Court Street Baptist Church, and Union Machinist Home. Located in the district is the separately listed Monumental Methodist Church.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, with a boundary increase in 1983.