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Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Mast House, West side of Warrington Avenue between Shubrick & Breeze Streets, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

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Significance: The Mast House served as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's mast construction facility from 1836 to 1904. The building is historically associated with the shipyard's early role in the construction and repair of wooden sailing vessels for the United States Navy.

Survey number: HAER VA-65-A

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naval yards and naval stations masts rigging repair shops maritime portsmouth va norfolk shipyard norfolk naval shipyard mast house mast house warrington warrington avenue shubrick breeze breeze streets portsmouth virginia historic american engineering record photo ultra high resolution high resolution navy us navy united states history architecture library of congress architectural plan
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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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Portsmouth (Va.) ,  36.83543, -76.29827
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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