James A. Fields House

James A. Fields House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	617 27th St., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates	36°59′5″N76°25′19″W / 36.98472°N 76.42194°W / 36.98472; -76.42194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1897 (1897)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	02000623 [1]
VLR No.	121-5004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 6, 2002
Designated VLR	March 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

1. "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 March 19, 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

External links

• James A. Field House – blog site