Built 1898 (1898) VLR # 121-0052 Opened 1898 Added to NRHP 19 December 1990 | NRHP Reference # 90001831 Designated VLR December 12, 1989 Area 1,200 m² | |
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Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture Similar Lee Hall, Endview Plantation, James A Fields House, Virginia War Museum, US Army Transportation Museum | ||
J. Thomas Newsome House is a historic home located at Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1898, and is a 2 1/2-story, seven bay, asymmetrical, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It features a steeply pitched irregularly composed roof, three sided bay, front Palladian window, and corner tower. From 1906 until 1942, it was the residence of J. Thomas Newsome (1869–1942), an African-American attorney and journalist.
The restored house is open to the public as the Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center, and features exhibits related to African-American art, history and culture.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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