All:
The Library of Virginia recently completed processing the architectural
drawings and plans from the Norfolk (Va.) Building Inspection Office,
1898-1980 (Accession 32256). This valuable resource includes drawings
for apartment buildings, banks, churches, commercial buildings,
fraternal society buildings, garages, hospitals, hotels, municipal and
state government buildings, office buildings, schools, service stations,
single and multi-family residences, synagogues, and the like.
A link to the descriptive finding aid explaining the extent and
arrangement of the collection can be found in the Library's Archives and
Manuscripts catalog available at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/
The drawings are housed at the Library of Virginia's State Records
Center. Please contact Archives Research Services for more information
on access. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/archives/index.htm
Vincent T. Brooks
Senior Archivist for Architectural Records
The Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23228
804/225-4452 (voice)
804/692-2277 (fax)
http://www.lva.lib.va.us
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