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James A. Fields House

Coordinates: 36°59′5″N 76°25′19″W / 36.98472°N 76.42194°W / 36.98472; -76.42194
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James A. Fields House
James A. Fields House is located in Virginia
James A. Fields House
James A. Fields House is located in the United States
James A. Fields House
Location617 27th St., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates36°59′5″N 76°25′19″W / 36.98472°N 76.42194°W / 36.98472; -76.42194
Arealess than one acre
Built1897 (1897)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.02000623[1]
VLR No.121-5004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 6, 2002
Designated VLRMarch 13, 2002[2]

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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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. ^ 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
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