Portlock Galleries at SoNo is housed in the historic Portlock School #5, which was originally built in 1908 and served as an elementary school until the 1950's.

The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.  It was renovated in the mid 1990's and was the Chesapeake Museum and Information Center for several years.

With another renovation in 2004, the building became Portlock Galleries at SoNo and marks the redevelopment efforts for all of Historic South Norfolk. Please click here to learn more about the revitalization of South Norfolk!

Portlock Galleries at SoNo is now housing the offices of the City of Chesapeake Parks and Recreation, Senior Programs and Therapeutic Recreation. They will be utilizing the SoNo Studios building for several of their programs. Click here to learn more about their programs.

Be sure to enjoy our mural on our SoNo Studios building as well!  This beautiful butterfly mural was created by Chip Wilkinson and was painted to reflect the change and revitalization of the South Norfolk area!