Endview Plantation

Endview Plantation
Location 362 Yorktown Road, Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates 37°12′12″N 76°34′30″W / 37.20333°N 76.57500°WCoordinates: 37°12′12″N 76°34′30″W / 37.20333°N 76.57500°W
Area 24.7 acres (10.0 ha)
Built 1769
Architect Harwood, William
Architectural style Georgian
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 08000391[1]
VLR # 121-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 8, 2008
Designated VLR March 20, 2008[2]

Endview Plantation is an 18th-century plantation which is located on Virginia State Route 238 in the Lee Hall community in the northwestern area of the independent city of Newport News, Virginia.

History

Earlier known as the Harwood Plantation,[3] the house was built in 1769 by William Harwood along the Great Warwick Road, which linked the colonial capital of Williamsburg with the town of Hampton on the harbor of Hampton Roads.[3][4] The 238-year-old house and grounds were used by military forces during the Revolutionary War. General Thomas Nelson, Jr.'s Virginia Militia used it as a resting place on September 28, 1781, en route to Yorktown [5] shortly before the surrender of the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.

Military use again came during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. Then the home of Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, Jr., one of two doctors in Warwick County, Virginia, Endview also served as a hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War.[3]

Endview was acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995. Endview Plantation is the home of "The Civil War at Endview: A Living History Museum".[5] The property has been used for military reenactments including events related to the 225th anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown which was held in 2006. As of Summer 2010, operating hours have been cut back so that the site is closed to the public Tuesday and Wednesday.

Media

Endview Plantation was featured on Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy in the episode "America After Dark".[6] Self-proclaimed "redneck" comedian Larry the Cable Guy visited the plantation with Southeast Virginia Paranormal Investigations, a local paranormal team and joined them in investigating the house. They group couldn't declare the house haunted however, they did gather evidence of possible paranormal activity, such as EVP's of several strange noises and ghost voices on their digital recorders.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/NewportNews/121-0002_Endview_2008_NRfinal.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.endview.org/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://hamptonroads.metromix.com/arts-culture/historical_home/endview-plantation-newport-news/205509/content
  6. ↑ http://www.history.com/shows/only-in-america-with-larry-the-cable-guy/episodes#slide-3

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