Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum
Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Baines Hill stands 20 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lafayette's Tour passes 28 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Portsmouth Community Library, also known as the Portsmouth Colored Community Library, is a historic library building located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 at 804 South Street. It is a one-story, three-bay, brick building with a hipped roof. It was built to provide for the reading needs of Portsmouth's African Americans. Bertha Edwards was the first librarian, and was a key to its success as she raised funds for the library. In 1959, two local dentists, Dr. James Holley and Dr. Hugo A. Owens, successfully sued the City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Public Library to integrate the public library, which resulted in the closure of the Portsmouth Community Library. The building has been relocated twice since it was closed in 1962 after integration of the public library system; first in 1967 to the parking lot of Ebenezer Baptist Church, 730 Effingham Street, then since August 2007, it has been located at the present location, 904 Elm Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The library is now operated as a museum of local African-American history by the City of Portsmouth. Displays include photographs and memorabilia, as well as African-American books and journals from the former library. The African American Historical Society of Portsmouth led efforts to dedicate the historic library as a museum, which opened in 2013.
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Dates from 1945.
Wikidata Q16898714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Lafayette's Tour
- 29.4 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Columbia Park: 0.0 mi
- Beazley Community Center: 0.6 mi
- Washington Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Cottage Place Park: 0.7 mi
- Greenwich Square Park: 0.7 mi
- LOVE: 1.0 mi
- Armed Forces Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Waterwork: 1.4 mi
- Homecoming: 1.4 mi
- Revolutionary War Cannons: 1.4 mi
- Fort Nelson: 0.9 mi
- Arnold's British Defenses, 1781: 0.9 mi
- Cornwalis at Portsmouth: 0.9 mi
- Spanish American War 1898-1902: 1.0 mi
- U.S. Lightship 101: 1.0 mi
- Friendship Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- Fred Heutte Center: 2.3 mi
- White House Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
- ZooFarm Garden: 3.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.8 mi
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
- Railroad Museum of Virginia: 0.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Virginia: 0.8 mi
- Hill House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: 0.9 mi
- Archway: 0.9 mi
- Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light: 1.0 mi
- USS Norfolk Bell: 1.6 mi
- Pokey Smokey II: 3.2 mi
- Painting with a Twist: 5.7 mi
- Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Camp Moonya: 5.6 mi
- Chesapeake Arboretum: 7.5 mi
- Cavalier: 11.2 mi
- Long Leaf Pine Enhancement: 14.0 mi
- Needle Beach: 0.8 mi
- Willoughby Beach: 9.2 mi
- Chix Beach: 11.7 mi
- Outlook Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sylvan Beach: 12.6 mi
- Boushs Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Mintonville Point: 13.6 mi
- Brock Point: 14.1 mi
- Muskrat Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Holly Point: 17.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 10.4 mi
- Encore Hill: 10.7 mi
- Knob Hill: 14.3 mi
- White Hill: 16.6 mi
- Baines Hill: 23.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter #3: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter #1: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Benches: 23.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.7 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Old Cape Henry Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Cape Henry Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baines Hill | SW 222° | 20 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 90° | 18 m | 10.4 mi |
| White Hill | ENE 73° | 10 m | 16.6 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 260° | 8 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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