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Newport News VA Historic Sites

Newport News VA Historic Sites

Newport News VA Historic Sites
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Enlarge	Endview Plantation A charming home dedicated to preserving and teaching history Category: Newport News Historic Site in Virginia Description of this Newport News Attraction: The three wars fought on American soil have all left their traces at Endview Plantation. The Revolutionary War brought 3,000 militia to its fresh water spring. The War of 1812 saw its use as a training ground while the Civil War found Endview serving as a Confederate captain's home and a hospital for both sides. Built in 1769, Endview was home to members of the Harwood and Curtis families for over 200 years. An ongoing archaeological program and historic maps have identified the locations of several outbuildings, including a smokehouse, kitchen and barn. Artifacts from the site, as well as pictures and memorabilia of the Harwood family, are also on display.
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Enlarge	Lee Hall Mansion One of the last remaining antebellum homes on the Peninsula. Category: Newport News Historic Site in Virginia Description of this Newport News Attraction: Completed in 1859, Lee Hall Mansion was home to affluent planter Richard Decauter Lee, his wife Martha, and their children. One of the last remaining antebellum homes on the Virginia Peninsula, Lee Hall Mansion was used as a headquarters by Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Magruder during April and May of 1862. Today, guided tours of this beautifully restored home give a glimpse back into the lives of a wealthy family during the 1860s. Hundreds of artifacts, including a tablecloth from the USS Monitor, are on display in the museum's 1862 Peninsula Campaign Gallery.
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Enlarge	The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center Museum & Cultural Center to honor J. Thomas Newsome. Category: Newport News Historic Site in Virginia Description of this Newport News Attraction: The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center is the restored 1899 residence of the African-American attorney J. Thomas Newsome and his wife Mary Winfield Newsome. Mr. Newsome became a respected attorney, journalist, churchman and civic leader and prospered as part of the post Civil War south's new urban African-American middle class. His elegant Queen Anne residence served as the hub of the local black community from which he led the fight for social justice within Virginia. The house was originally the home of Dr. William R. Granger, one of Newport News' black physicians. Listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register, the National Register of Historic Places and 1992 Recipient of a National Historic Preservation Award. The Cornelius Brown & Carrie Riggins Brown Education Center: Located at 1249 28th Street, The Cornelius Brown & Carrie Riggins Brown Education Center serves as The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center's archives and reading room. Together with The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center and the Jones Building, these three properties and the three contiguous grass lots on Oak Avenue facing the museum, constitute Newsome Square. These three properties preserve a significant example of the East End's historic streetscape while honoring the legacy of J. Thomas Newsome.
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