National Register of Historic Places

Whittaker Memorial Hospital

Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia
Listed
September 29, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000794

About this property

Whittaker Memorial Hospital is a historic hospital building located in the Brookville Heights neighborhood in the East End of Newport News, Virginia. The original section was built in 1943 with additions in 1957 and 1966. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The earliest portion of the building has a symmetrical "T"-plan with both Moderne and Art Deco influences. It has a concrete frame, with concrete roof and floor slabs, and curtain walls constructed of alternating bands of yellow and brown bricks. The central mass is three stories tall and has two-story wings. The Whittaker Memorial Hospital was founded in 1908 to serve the African-American population of Newport News. The hospital was built by African-American physicians and designed by African-American architects, William Henry Moses Jr. and Charles Thaddeus Russell. It was originally housed in the James A. Fields House, then in a frame hospital built in 1915 before this building was constructed in 1943. The hospital closed in 1985.

Location

1003 Twenty-Eighth St.
Newport News, Newport News County, Virginia
36.98965, -76.41217

Categories

HEALTH/MEDICINEBLACK
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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

Smith's Pharmacy
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0.3 mi
Newsome, J. Thomas, House
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0.4 mi
Fields, James A., House
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0.6 mi
Greenlawn Cemetery
Listed
0.7 mi
Noland Company Building
Industrial
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads (CSS Albemarle sortie)
1864Civil War
1 mi
Action at Newport News Point
1861Civil War
1.7 mi

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When was Whittaker Memorial Hospital listed on the National Register?

Whittaker Memorial Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Whittaker Memorial Hospital?

Whittaker Memorial Hospital is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Whittaker Memorial Hospital?

The period of significance for Whittaker Memorial Hospital is recorded as the industrial era.

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