Horace C Downing Branch Library

Horace C Downing Branch Library is a library in Norfolk, Virginia which is located on East Liberty Street. Horace C Downing Branch Library is situated nearby to Berkley Station Norfolk Post Office, as well as near Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norfolk station and United States lightship Portsmouth.

Norfolk station

Railway station

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Norfolk station is a train station in Norfolk, Virginia. It sits along the Elizabeth River on the eastern edge of Downtown Norfolk, next to the Harbor Park baseball stadium and near the Harbor Park station of the Tide Light Rail system. Norfolk station is situated 1 mile north of Horace C Downing Branch Library.

United States lightship Portsmouth

Museum

Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.

United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth as a museum ship, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. United States lightship Portsmouth is situated 1 mile northwest of Horace C Downing Branch Library.

Seaboard Coastline Building

Railway station

Photo: Capt1922, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seaboard Coastline Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Seaboard Coastline Building is situated 1 mile northwest of Horace C Downing Branch Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berkley and Portsmouth.

Berkley

Suburb

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Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.

Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District

Quarter

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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…

Horace C Downing Branch Library

Type: Library
Address: 555 East Liberty Street, Norfolk, VA 23523
Categories: building and education
Location: Norfolk, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.82858° or 36° 49′ 43″ north

Longitude

-76.28073° or 76° 16′ 51″ west

Operator

Norfolk Public Library

Open location code

8785RPH9+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 406960923

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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