Blyden Branch

Blyden Branch is a library in Norfolk, Virginia which is located on East Princess Anne Road. Blyden Branch is situated nearby to First Calvary Baptist Church, as well as near New Calvary Baptist Church.

Type: Library
Description: public library in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Also known as: “Blyden Branch Library”
Address: 879 East Princess Anne Road, Norfolk, VA 23504

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Calvary Baptist Church and USS Wisconsin.

First Calvary Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Cathy1763, CC BY-SA 3.0.

First Calvary Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1915 and 1916 and is a four-story, 11 bay, brick church building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. First Calvary Baptist Church is situated 510 feet west of Blyden Branch.

USS Wisconsin

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. USS Wisconsin is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Blyden Branch.

Attucks Theatre

Photo: Cathy1763, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Attucks Theatre is a historic theatre located in Norfolk, Virginia. The theatre was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919, and was designed by Harvey Johnson, an African-American architect. Attucks Theatre is situated 830 feet west of Blyden Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntersville and Park Place Historic District.

Huntersville

Neighborhood

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Huntersville is a historic neighborhood in Norfolk, Virginia. It is located near downtown Norfolk. One of Norfolk's "most intact settlements remaining from the late 19th century," Huntersville "is unique because it was not planned by a company or commission, but developed over time."…

Park Place Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of Norfolk, Virginia. Its boundaries are roughly Granby Street on the east, Colley Avenue on the west, 23rd Street on the south and up to 38th Street to the north.

Riverview Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Riverview Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 200 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Norfolk. Riverview Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Blyden Branch.

Blyden Branch

Categories: library branch, public library, building, and education
Location: Norfolk, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.85707° or 36° 51′ 26″ north

Longitude

-76.2759° or 76° 16′ 33″ west

Operator

Norfolk Public Library

Open location code

8785VP4F+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 407238413

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q69766965

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