Pasture Point in Hampton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 20, 2019

1. Virginia State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs Marker

Inscription. This house was the last headquarters of the Virginia State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, organized In 1907 by educator and social reformer Janie Porter Barrett and other women who attended the annual Hampton Negro Conference. The Federation fostered cooperation among the states many African American women’s clubs, which had emerged late in the 19th century to address the needs of women and children and to improve education, health care, home life, and economic opportunity. In 1915 the Federation opened the Industrial Home School for Colored Girls, a rehabilitation center in Hanover County for girls in legal trouble.

Erected 2017 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-106.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 37° 1.844′ N, 76° 20.598′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Pasture Point. It is on E. Pembroke Ave 0.1 miles west of Eaton Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 E Pembroke Ave, Hampton VA 23669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Smith Kelsey Peake (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Mary Peake (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Hampton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pasture Point (approx. ¼ mile away); Hampton Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 20, 2019

2. Virginia State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs Marker

Historic Headquarters of the Virginia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lisa Vernon Sparks

3. Historic Headquarters of the Virginia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,928 times since then and 150 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 11, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.