North Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lee Hall

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

1. Lee Hall Marker

Inscription. The village of Lee Hall, built after the arrival of the C & O Railway in the 1880’s, took its name from the fine residence begun in 1848 by Richard Decatur Lee overlooking his extensive Warwick County Plantation. Lee Hall became the headquarters of the Confederate General, John B. Magruder, in April and May 1862, during the Civil War Peninsula Campaign. The house is privately owned today.

Erected 1970 by Newport News Historical Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1862.

Location. 37° 11.656′ N, 76° 34.313′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in North Newport News. It is at the intersection of Elmhurst Street and Yorktown Road (Virginia Route 238), on the right when traveling west on Elmhurst Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Yorktown Road, Newport News VA 23603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

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in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: The Simon Reid Curtis House (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee Hall Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee Hall Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); C&O "Peninsula Extension" (within shouting distance of this marker); Chessie System Caboose (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lee Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); An Earthwork In Front (approx. 0.4 miles away); Largest and Most Valuable Estate in the County (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

2. Lee Hall Marker

of all markers in Newport News.

Another marker is no longer nearby. An Earthwork in Front (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Lee Hall Mansion. (Submitted on August 14, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Peninsula Campaign. (Submitted on August 14, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

3. Lee Hall

This mansion was used as a headquarters building for Confederate Generals John B. Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign.

Village of Lee Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 14, 2026

4. Village of Lee Hall

The 1880s train depot at right was moved to this site in 2009; it was originally on the west side of the tracks (out of frame to the far right). The large building across the street is the ca. 1896 Simon Reid Curtis House, the historic hub of community activity at the village.

Lee Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, February 14, 2026

5. Lee Family Cemetery

Richard Decatur Lee, namesake of Lee Hall, is buried in the immediate foreground. The gravestone closest to the camera has his wife's name on the panel nearest, while his name is on the same stone but on the side facing the rest of the graves. This cemetery is between houses on Curtis Drive about 2000' Southwest of the Lee Hall Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,277 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on April 10, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.