Corydon Apartments, 734 and 736 West Princess Anne Road (1919-Present)
Description:
The apartment building was owned and built for Corydon Mercer Baylor in 1919. The building’s name is the first name of Corydon M Baylor. It was built the same time as its sister building, Mercer Apartments at 740 and 742 West Princess Anne Road.
Street Address: |
736 Armistead Bridge Road (1919) 736 Armistead Avenue (1920-1924) 736 West Princess Anne Road (1924-19xx) 734 and 736 West Princess Anne Road (19xx-Present) |
Name (Original) |
Corydon Apartments |
Name (Also Known As) |
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Architect: |
Philip B. Moser (Norfolk, VA) |
Contractor: |
Johnson Construction Corporation (Norfolk, VA) |
Architectural Style |
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Cost (Original) |
$ 40,000 |
Construction Date: |
Apr to July 1919 |
Opening Date: |
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Demolition Date: |
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GPS: |
36.865641, -76.298269 |
Norfolk City GPIN: |
1428629177 |
Major Keywords/Search Terms:
Ghent | Apartment Buildings | Norfolk, Virginia | Corydon Mercer Baylor | Philip B. Moser | Corydon Apartments | Buildings |
Sources:
1) Primary Sources:
1) Books and Pamphlets:
City Directories: (selective)
- 1920-1921 Norfolk City Directory, page 961 (736 Armistead Avenue) first listing
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1924 Norfolk City Directory, page 1034. (Street changes to West Princess Anne Road)
2) Documents/Collections:
- Block 708, Guaranty Title and Trust Corporation Records, MSS 0000-052, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia
- Permit # 10297, from Box 24, folder 1 of City of Norfolk Department of Public Works, Division of Building Inspection, Demolition and Building Permits, RG 22-2016-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia. (Deed for property, from Kate G. West, West, Denison, Wayt, and Wayt to Corydon M. Baylor on February 6, 1919), Deed Book 238A, page 549.
- Norfolk, Virginia. (Plumbing Deed by C. M. Baylor, July 8, 1919), Deed Book 245A, page 273.
- Norfolk, Virginia. (Deed from C. M. Baylor to Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company to install wiring, October 8, 1919), Deed Book 253C, page 28.
3) Maps/Plats/Surveys:
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Norfolk, VA, 1928 edition. Volume 2, sheet 214.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Norfolk, VA, 1928-1950 edition. Volume 2, sheet 213.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Norfolk, VA, 1970 edition. Volume 2, sheet 213.
4) Newspaper/Magazines/Journals:
- American Contractor (Chicago, IL), 28 March 1919, pg 46 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433057658761?urlappend=%3Bseq=1052%3Bownerid=27021597770010894-1108
- Manufacturers’ Record (Baltimore, MD), 24 April 1919, pg 134.
2) Secondary Sources:
1) Books and Pamphlets:
Wells, John E., and Robert E. Dalton. The Virginia Architects, 1835-1955: A Biographical Dictionary. Richmond, VA: New South Architectural Press, 1997. 312.
2) Documents/Collections:
Norfolk (Va.), Building Inspection Office, Architectural drawings and plans, 1898-1980. Accession 32256, Local government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi01221.xml
Box 21 Control Number: folder: 276 Apartment on Armistead Bridge Road for C. M. Baylor - Permit Number: 10296-10297, Address: 732-738 Princess Anne Rd., 1919 Media: Blueprints; Sheets: 9; Tag Number: 1940-80; Drawn by: Philip B. Moser, Architect, 702 Law Building, Norfolk, Va.; Contractor: Johnson Construction Co.; Commissioned by: C. M. Baylor; Notes: Includes three sheets by Alex O. Ferebee, Architect, Norfolk, for alterations to the 4th Floor of the Corydon Apartments, (Permit # 43110), 9/19/1940. Also known as Mercer Apartments.