J. Thomas Newsome House

	J. Thomas Newsome House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
	J. Thomas Newsome House, September 2012
Location	2803 Oak Ave., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates	36°59′23″N 76°24′18″W / 36.98972°N 76.40500°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1898
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	90001831
VLR No.	121-0052
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1990
Designated VLR	December 12, 1989

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.^[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]

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.
^ Virginia Hamlet (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. Thomas Newsome House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links[edit]

Official website
"J. Thomas Newsome House history marker-Black American history-Newport News VA". historichamptonroads.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[VAnom-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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