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National Register of Historic Places

J. Eugene Diggs House

Listed as “Diggs, J. Eugene, House” · Also known as Squire's House; DHR # 122-5971

On the National Register since 20206 years
Listed 2020Norfolk
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About J. Eugene Diggs House

J. Eugene Diggs House, at 2509 East Virginia Beach Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 9, 2020. The Register lists it for its ethnic heritage-black, law and social history, at the local level.

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2509 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

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DChesterfield Heights Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.6 miBAmerican Cigar CompanyCommercial Style0.6 miBSt. Peter's Episcopal ChurchCarpenter Gothic Revival0.9 miBFirst Calvary Baptist ChurchSecond Renaissance Revival1 miBAttucks TheatreBuilt 19191.1 miDBallentine Place Historic DistrictQueen Anne1.1 miBSt. Mary's ChurchBuilding1.2 miBSt. John's African Methodist Episcopal ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque1.2 miBFirst Baptist ChurchRomanesque Revival1.3 miBQueen Street Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival1.3 miDElmwood CemeteryDistrict1.3 miBSt. Paul's ChurchColonial1.4 miBWilloughby-Baylor HouseGreek Revival1.4 miBNorfolk AcademyGreek Revival · Built 17281.4 miBMoses Myers HouseFederal1.5 miBFreemason Street Baptist ChurchPerpendicular Gothic1.5 miDNorfolk Cultural and Convention CenterDistrict1.5 miDWest Point CemeteryCemetery1.5 mi
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DBerkley North Historic District (Boundary Decrease)Mid-Nineteenth Century1.6 miDDowntown Norfolk Financial Historic DistrictDistrict1.6 miBNorfolk City HallBuilding1.6 miDDowntown Norfolk Historic District (Boundary Increase)Beaux Arts1.6 miBUS Post Office and CourthouseArt Deco1.6 miDNorfolk Auto Row Historic DistrictDistrict1.6 miBSouthern Bagging CompanyLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements1.6 miDWilliamston-Woodland Historic DistrictDistrict1.6 miDVirginia National Bank Headquarters Historic DistrictDistrict1.7 miBOld Norfolk City HallNeo-Palladian Revival1.7 miBMonticello ArcadeBeaux Arts1.7 miDDowntown Norfolk Historic DistrictClassical Revival1.7 miBWells TheatreBeaux Arts1.7 miBEpworth United Methodist ChurchRomanesque1.7 miBSeaboard Air Line Railway BuildingLate Gothic Revival1.7 miDLafayette Residence ParkGothic Revival1.7 miBLafayette Grammar and High SchoolColonial Revival1.7 miBU.S. CustomhouseBuilding1.8 miBVirginia Bank and Trust BuildingBeaux Arts1.8 miBAllmand-Archer HouseClassical Revival1.8 miBTaylor-Whittle HouseFederal1.8 miStUSS WISCONSIN (BB-64) battleshipIowa-Class Battleship · Built 19431.9 miDWest Freemason Street Area Historic District (Additional Documentation)Federal1.9 miDNorfolk and Western Railroad Historic DistrictDistrict1.9 miDSaint Mary's Catholic CemeteryMid 19th Century1.9 miDOaklette Historic DistrictColonial Revival2 mi

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Is J. Eugene Diggs House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 9, 2020 (Register number 100005897).

Is J. Eugene Diggs House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is LIGHTSHIP No. 101, PORTSMOUTH, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit J. Eugene Diggs House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.