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Lee Hall Mansion
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163 Yorktown Road Newport News VA 23607 Phone: 757-888-3371 Website Built between 1851 and 1859, Lee Hall Mansion was home to affluent planter Richard Decauter Lee, his wife Martha and their children. One of the last remaining antebellum homes on the Virginia Peninsula, Lee Hall offers visitors a step back to the mid-Victorian period with its authentically furnished rooms, including an elegant ladies parlor. During April and May of 1862, the home was used as a headquarters by Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Magruder. Hundreds of artifacts, including a tablecloth from the USS Monitor, are on display in the museum's 1862 Peninsula Campaign Gallery. Special events and evening programs are held year-round. Parking is free and there is a gift shop. Lee Hall is partially wheelchair accessible. Lee Hall Mansion is owned and operated by the City of Newport News, Department of Parks and Recreation, Historical Services Division. The city's other Historical Services facilities are the Virginia War Museum, Endview Plantation, and The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center. Open Monday & Wednesday - Saturday Sunday Guided tours are offered every half hour. Closed Tuesdays year-round and Wednesdays January - March. Also closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.  Featured in the Passport
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