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Governor Dinwiddie Hotel & Suites
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 The area of Portsmouth was explored by Captain John Smith in 1608 but was not founded until the year 1752. It was named for the English port city of the same name and many of its streets reflect its English heritage. Portsmouth quickly became an important port and shipping center. The Portsmouth Hotel opened on the corner of Dinwiddie and High Streets in 1946 and instantly became the center of social activity. The hotel was later renamed the Dinwiddie Hotel in honor of Lt. Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant governor of the Virginia colony during the 1750s. Also known as the Hotel Governor Dinwiddie, it was the toast of the town for twenty years. Eventually the hotel became a temporary housing facility and hard times forced its closure in the 1980s.
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