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J. Thomas Newsome House

Coordinates: 36°59′23″N 76°24′18″W / 36.98972°N 76.40500°W / 36.98972; -76.40500
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J. Thomas Newsome House
J. Thomas Newsome House, September 2012
J. Thomas Newsome House is located in Virginia
J. Thomas Newsome House
J. Thomas Newsome House is located in the United States
J. Thomas Newsome House
Location2803 Oak Ave., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates36°59′23″N 76°24′18″W / 36.98972°N 76.40500°W / 36.98972; -76.40500
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.90001831[1]
VLR No.121-0052
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1990
Designated VLRDecember 12, 1989[2]

J. Thomas Newsome House is a historic home located at Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1898, and is a 2+12-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.[3]

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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Hamlet (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. Thomas Newsome House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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