National Register of Historic Places

Simon Reid Curtis House

Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia
Listed
August 19, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000641

About this property

Simon Reid Curtis House, now known as the Boxwood Inn, is a historic home located in the Lee Hall neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1897, and is a large, 2+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival style frame combined store, post office, and dwelling. The building consists of two separate structures attached to form a T-shaped building with common architectural features. It was built by Simon Reid Curtis (1862–1949), a prominent businessman and land owner, who was an influential political leader in Warwick County, Virginia from the 1890s until his death in 1949. The Curtis family owned the house until 1996 when it was sold, renovated, and converted into a bed and breakfast. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

10 Elmhurst St.
Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia
37.19588, -76.57191

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lee Hall Depot
Industrial
0.1 mi
Lee Hall
Early Republic
0.4 mi
Endview Plantation
Industrial
1.1 mi
Dam No. One Battlefield Site
Listed
2 mi
Lee's Mill Earthworks
Civil War
2.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Dam No. 1
1862Civil War
0.7 mi

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When was Simon Reid Curtis House listed on the National Register?

Simon Reid Curtis House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Simon Reid Curtis House?

Simon Reid Curtis House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Simon Reid Curtis House is recorded as the industrial era.

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