Recent Historic Preservation Activities
The city has received two grants to restore the Winfield house and prepare a master plan for the surrounding area. The area being planned connects Newsome Square and the existing Newsome House museum. The Virginia War Museum completed the entrance expansion to the Museum for the USS Monitor Center which opened in 2008. The Anderson Johnson collection will be exhibited at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center.
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is the custodian of historic sites preserved in the city. The Parks Division and the Historic Services Division maintain and interpret important community educational resources as The Newsome House, Young's Mill, Dam No.1 Battlefield, Endview, and Lee Hall Mansion.
The Newport News Warwick Historic Preservation Association (NNWHPA) established a museum dedicated solely to local history in the Warwick Court House. Currently, the Newport News Archives collection is being maintained by the Virginia War Museum for eventual transfer to the Newport News Museum. The Newport News Main Street Library. Maintains an archival collection associated with Newport News in its Virginiana Collection.