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Local Title:
Newsome House
Location: 28th Street at Oak Ave, Newport
News VA 23607 Description:
"In 1906 this house became the home of J. Thomas
Newsome (1872-1942) and his wife Mary. A lawyer, churchman
and newspaper editor, Newsome was an early advocate for
Huntington High School and also formed the Colored Voters
League of Warwick County. He was Newport News' first black
lawyer to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court.
Newsome House, built in 1899, was established as a
memorial to his many contributions to this community in
1983."
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