. Illustrated standard guide to Norfolk and Portsmouth and historical events of Virginia 1607 to 1907. St. Christo-phers Hospital. At the southeast corner of Duke and Freemason streets standsone of the oldest residences in the city. Near Yarmouth Streeton the left are the Marlborough Apartments and along Free-mason, between Yarmouth and Botetourt streets, are a number ofthe most beautiful of Norfolks old residences. The Carnegie Li-brary is on the left, at the corner of Thomas Street. Turning tothe right into Botetourt, and going in a northerly direction,the Botetourt Hotel is passed at the in
. Illustrated standard guide to Norfolk and Portsmouth and historical events of Virginia 1607 to 1907. St. Christo-phers Hospital. At the southeast corner of Duke and Freemason streets standsone of the oldest residences in the city. Near Yarmouth Streeton the left are the Marlborough Apartments and along Free-mason, between Yarmouth and Botetourt streets, are a number ofthe most beautiful of Norfolks old residences. The Carnegie Li-brary is on the left, at the corner of Thomas Street. Turning tothe right into Botetourt, and going in a northerly direction,the Botetourt Hotel is passed at the intersection of ButeStreet. Crossing Ghent Bridge, which connects old Norfolk withthe new residential section (Ghent), an excellent view of theHolland Apartments (immediately in front) and Sarah LeighHospital (to the right) is afforded. Turning to the left intoMowbray Arch, and continuing around to Colonial Avenue, andthence along Colonial Avenue, the visitor passes some of themost beautiful and costly residences in Norfolk. At the inter-- section of Olney Road are the Vendome Apartments, and at the. 46 A TOUR OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH 47 corner of Raleigh is the Second Presbyterian Church. ThroughRaleigh to Colley Avenue, Stockley Gardens, and Raleigh SquareApartments are passed. Looking across Stockley Gardens tothe left the new (Hebrew) Ghent Club may be seen. As theturn to the left into Colley Avenue is made, a view may be hadof the Protestant Hospital. Proceeding through Colley Avenue,the Atlantic City School No. i is on the left, and a little furtheron to the right is the Norfolk Knitting Mills. As you turn intoFront Street, old Fort Norfolk may be seen on the right. Itoccupies about 15 acres of ground on the water front, andwas built in 1812; it was held by the Federal troops duringthe last two years of the Civil War, and one of the buildings,whose walls are four feet six inches thick, was used as a prisonfor many Confederate soldiers. The place is now used only asa storag
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