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36.847701°N 76.288620°W. / 36.847701; -76.288620. Website. http://www.macarthurmemorial.org. The tomb of Douglas and Jean MacArthur. The MacArthur Memorial is a memorial, museum, and research center about the life of General Douglas MacArthur. It consists of three buildings on MacArthur Square in Norfolk, Virginia.
The MacArthur Memorial is a museum and research center dedicated to preserving and presenting the story of the life of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The Memorial also pays tribute to the millions of men and women who served with General MacArthur in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Situated in downtown Norfolk, VA the ...
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Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, stuccoed and granite faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m).
Restored and remodeled, the MacArthur Memorial consists of a complex of three buildings on MacArthur Square containing nine museum galleries whose contents reflect the general's 50 years of military service. At the heart of the memorial is a rotunda.
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Museum. Why Norfolk? MacArthur and Norfolk. On April 11, 1964, the eyes of the world were on Norfolk, Virginia, USA, as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was laid to rest in the Rotunda of the MacArthur Memorial. For some, Norfolk might have seemed an odd choice for MacArthur’s final resting place.
Nine museum galleries were created, as well as a circular crypt in the central rotunda, where MacArthur and his wife are buried. Considered one of Virginias best examples of Classical Revival architecture, the original building was designed by William R. Singleton, a Portsmouth native, with assistance from Thomas U. Walker.
