It is located at 163 Yorktown Road, Newport News, VA 23603.
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Lee Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Decemand the Virginia Landmarks Register on August 15, 1972. Download this stock image: Newport News Virginia,Endview Plantation,exhibit exhibition collection,display sale family families parent parents child children. The house was restored to its antebellum appearance and is now a museum interpreting the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and the ways that the Civil War changed the fabric of American society. In the following century the property was bought and sold many times, until the 1996 purchase of the site by the City Of Newport News. A village was established at the nearby rail crossing in the 1880s and took its name from the house. Lee's support of the Confederate cause brought him financial ruin, and he was forced to see Lee Hall in 1866. The plantation yard included the remnants of a fort from which a Confederate hot-air balloon was launched on April 17, 1862.
Weve partnered with The Color of Care documentary from Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey - streaming now on the Smithsonian Channel. Endview Plantation Newport News, VA 1 month ago Be among the first 25 applicants See who Endview Plantation has hired for this. Help Us Create A More Equitable Health System. It was 1862 and the Endview Plantation in what is now northern Newport News belonged to Humphrey Harwood Curtis, who led a Confederate Army company. LEARN MORE Lee Hall Mansion Built between 18, Lee Hall Mansion was home to affluent planter Richard Decatur Lee. Newport News The graffiti is 157 years old. Learn about the history of Endview through tours, exhibits, special events and programs throughout the entire year. During the Confederate retreat on May 3, 1862, there was a small confrontation with Union forces. Find the best volunteer opportunities from Endview Plantation at VolunteerMatch. Historic Endview This land served as a Confederate hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Johnston directed the defense of the lower Virginia peninsula against Union troops under Major General George B. From Lee Hall, Magruder and General Joseph E. Confederate Major General John Bankhead Magruder made Lee Hall his headquarters from April to May 1861 during the Warwick-Yorktown phase of the Peninsula Campaign. He was also placed in charge of the area's defenses during the Civil War. 1850 for Richard Decatur Lee and his wife, Martha. Lee Hall is the only large pre-Civil War plantation house on the lower Virginia Peninsula. Courtesy of Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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