J. Thomas Newsome House
About J. Thomas Newsome House
J. Thomas Newsome House is a historic home located at Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1898, and is a three-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.
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.
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 3.8 miles of J. Thomas Newsome House; the closest, Newsome House Museum and Cultural Center, is practically next door.
