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Museums

Endview Plantation

362 Yorktown Road
Newport News, VA 23603
(757) 887-1862
http://www.endview.org

Built in 1769 by Colonel William Harwood, the house has witnessed the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. It was used as a field hospital by Confederate and Union troops and as the headquarters for Union General McClellan during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. An exhibition gallery and gift shop are located in the basement.

Lee Hall Mansion

362 Yorktown Road
Newport News, VA 23603
(757) 886-3371
http://www.leehall.org

Built in 1858 by Richard Decauter Lee, Lee Hall is an antebellum Italianate mansion which served as the headquarters for Confederate Generals Magruder and Johnston during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. The Peninsula Campaign Exhibition Gallery and a gift shop are located in the basement.

Lee Hall Train Depot

Elmhurst Street and Warwick Boulevard
http://www.leehalldepot.org

This historic train station was constructed in 1881 as part of the C&O Railroad’s efforts to establish its Atlantic terminus at Newport News. Closed since the 1970s, the City of Newport News, in conjunction with the non-profit Friends of the Lee Hall Depot Foundation, is working to relocate and preserve this historic depot, the last remaining station on the Lower Peninsula from the railroad’s expansion into Warwick County.

Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center

2803 Oak Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
(757) 247-2360 or (757) 247-2380
http://www.newsomehouse.org

This restored 1899 Victorian structure was the home of Joseph Thomas Newsome, a prominent Newport News attorney, journalist, and civil rights pioneer. The house hosts a variety of special events and exhibits and serves as a repository for local African-American artifacts and archival materials.

Virginia War Museum

9285 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23607
(757) 247-8523
http://www.warmuseum.org

The museum traces American military history from the Revolutionary War to the present. The collections include over 65,000 artifacts, including Harry Truman’s WWI helmet, a section of the Berlin Wall, and one of the nation’s largest collections of propaganda posters. The Duffle Bag gift shop is located in the musuem’s foyer.