Lee Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Lee Hall

Newport News (Independent City), Newport News County, Virginia
Listed
December 5, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72001510

About this property

Lee Hall or Lee Hall Mansion is a historic brick plantation house that was built during the period from 1848 to 1859. The community of Lee Hall, Virginia, is named for it. The house and village are located near the junction of U.S. 60 and VA 238, in Newport News, Virginia. The current 12.29-acre (4.97 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The listed property includes two contributing buildings: The Main House (open to the public) and the former Kitchen (closed to public, used as staff offices). The house as well as the nearby community of Lee Hall were named for Richard Decatur Lee the original owner and builder of Lee Hall Mansion. Lee was a prominent local planter. Despite having the same last name as Virginia native and Confederate general Robert E. Lee, a direct lineage to General Lee cannot be traced. Lee Hall Mansion was used as headquarters for Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Magruder during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War in 1862. Nearby is Endview Plantation, a 238-year-old house. Endview was used as a hospital during the Civil War and as a campground during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Civil War.

Location

Newport News (Independent City), Newport News County, Virginia
37.20021, -76.57587

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lee Hall Depot
Industrial
0.3 mi
Simon Reid Curtis House
Industrial
0.4 mi
Endview Plantation
Industrial
0.9 mi
Dam No. One Battlefield Site
Listed
2.3 mi
Lee's Mill Earthworks
Civil War
2.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Hood's Point Feb 1781
1781Revolutionary War
3 mi

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When was Lee Hall listed on the National Register?

Lee Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Lee Hall?

Lee Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lee Hall?

The period of significance for Lee Hall is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1848.

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