Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic

city hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

located at

Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Be ...

. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story,

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ed and granite faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet by 60 feet. It features a front

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supported by six massive

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columns, and a gable roof topped by a

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. The building housed city offices until 1918, and courtrooms until 1960. In 1961, the entire building interior was gutted to house the museum and tomb of General

Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He had served with distinction in World War I, was C ...

and his wife. an
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MacArthur Memorial The MacArthur Memorial is a memorial, museum, and research center about the life of General Douglas MacArthur. It consists of three buildings on MacArthur Square in Norfolk, Virginia. * Memorial – located in the former Norfolk City Hall buildin ...

also includes a visitor center building and a research center. Norfolk City Hall was listed on the

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in 1972.

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Norfolk City Hall & Courthouse, 421 East City Hall Avenue, Norfolk, Norfolk, VA
1 photo, 25 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at

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MacArthur Memorial official website
Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Government buildings completed in 1847 Buildings and structures in Norfolk, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk, Virginia 1847 establishments in Virginia Douglas MacArthur Downtown Norfolk, Virginia {{NorfolkVA-NRHP-stub

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