South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
James A. Fields House
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021
1. James A. Fields House Marker
Inscription.
James A. Fields House. . James A. Fields acquired this late-Victorian Italianate-style brick house in 1893. Fields, born into slavery in Hanover County, escaped in 1862 and became a contraband of war. He graduated in 1871 from what is now Hampton University and taught school. After receiving a law degree from Howard University in 1882, Fields served as the commonwealth’s attorney for Warwick County in 1887 and represented the region in the House of Delegates (1889-1890). After Field’s death in 1903, four doctors acquired the house in 1908 and it functioned as Newport News’ first black hospital. Eventually the hospital became known as Whittaker Memorial Hospital at another site. . This historical marker was erected in 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. It is in South Newport News Virginia
James A. Fields acquired this late-Victorian Italianate-style brick house in 1893. Fields, born into slavery in Hanover County, escaped in 1862 and became a contraband of war. He graduated in 1871 from what is now Hampton University and taught school. After receiving a law degree from Howard University in 1882, Fields served as the commonwealth’s attorney for Warwick County in 1887 and represented the region in the House of Delegates (1889-1890). After Field’s death in 1903, four doctors acquired the house in 1908 and it functioned as Newport News’ first black hospital. Eventually the hospital became known as Whittaker Memorial Hospital at another site.
Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-77.)
58.984′ N, 76° 25.279′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. Marker is at the intersection of 27th Street (Virginia Route 143 E) and Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 27th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Two markers are located at the James A. Fields House.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008
3. James A. Fields House
The James A. Fields House is a State of Virginia Landmark and a National Historic Site.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008
4. James A. Fields House
This was one of fifteen properties that James Fields owned in Newport News.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008
5. James A. Fields House
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021
6. Plaque on the house
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on February 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 22, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on February 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.