James A. Fields House is a historic home located in the Brookville Heights neighborhood in the East End of Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a two-story, Italianate style red brick dwelling on a raised basement. It features an entrance tower with a low pitched hipped roof and two ten-foot tall two-over-two windows on the first floor. It was built by the prominent African-American lawyer and politician James A. Fields (1844–1903) and served as the location of the first black hospital in the city, which later became the Whittaker Memorial Hospital.[3]
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| Location | 617 27th St., Newport News, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°59′5″N 76°25′19″W / 36.98472°N 76.42194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000623[1] |
| VLR No. | 121-5004 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 6, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | March 13, 2002[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Gregory Cherry (January 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James A. Fields House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
External links
edit- James A. Field House – blog site