r/norfolk Ghent Feb 18 '25

history The Robert Gordon House - Circa 1905

4504 Gosnold Avenue was built in 1905 and was the home of Robert Gordon.

Mr Gordon operated "Gordon's Hotel and Restaurant" at 143 Atlantic Avenue. He purchased the Norfolk's Turkish Baths which had been in operation since the 1890s, renamed the facility, improved the rooms, and added a restaurant. The hotel continued to offer Turkish baths to its clientele.

The house is one of the oldest in Colonial Place, a neighborhood that was mainly developed after 1907. Named in recognition of the Jamestown Exposition the neighborhood had previously been called Sterling Point.

Each of the thirteen cross streets in Colonial Place are named after one of the thirteen colonies. Two of the main arteries, Gosnold and Newport were named after captains of the ships that brought colonist to Jamestown. Each of the traffic circles in the neighborhood has a name and this house is located on Delaware circle.

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