Poplar Hall

Poplar Hall stands as a Georgian-style brick mansion featuring a symmetrical five-bay facade, slate gable roof, and distinctive three-bay cupola crowning its central dwelling portion.

Built around 1760 by Thurmer Hoggard, a planter and ship's carpenter who established a private shipyard on the property, contributing to Norfolk's maritime development during the colonial period.

The house exemplifies 18th-century Virginia plantation architecture and lifestyle, serving as an educational resource for understanding colonial domestic life and regional building traditions of the era.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, the property occupies 1.3 acres at 400 Stuart Circle and can be viewed from public areas for architectural appreciation.

The estate's name derives from a line of Lombardy poplar trees planted in the 1790s along its waterfront, representing some of the earliest cultivation of this species in America.

Location: Norfolk

GPS coordinates: 36.84560,-76.21140

Latest update: July 25, 2025 20:12