Your property tax rate will be a very generous $1.22 per hundred dollars of your property value. You can revel in the satisfaction that you are paying your fair share for the privilege of living in historic Endview, where Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers tread before you. It is considered doubtful that it drains into Endview.Īt Endview, you can feel proud that you are doing your part for the better good of the City of Newport News. The groundwater though is high risk, but it is monitored every 5 years. The surface water at the Superfund Site is considered to be of only a medium risk to humans. Decontamination will be completed around 2045. But, all fish caught must be released because of possible contamination. If you are in the military or a retiree, you and your children may fish in the ponds on the Superfund Site. Endview itself is serenely nestled between a 6 lane Interstate Highway and an EPA Superfund Site. This luxurious community, located in upper Newport News is very near the borders of Williamsburg and York and James City Counties. I think it is just a lovely old home, but no investigations have been done (I asked) on the property, so perhaps something may happen later to change my mind.4 UPSCALE LIVING AT ENDVIEW PLANTATION, with Transcript, by Jack Gergely, NNCC, 9/24/19 1476Įnjoy luxurious living in an upscale community located on the remains of the historic Endview Plantation. I would say no, not this one, although some stories have been told. According to the web page for the plantation the parents of these kids were paying about 100.00 to a 150.00 for the camp. They were sitting on the floor listening to a story and reading. One thing I did notice while we were they is how hot the room the girls were in. Includes camp life, drills, skirmishes and basic soldier’s equipment. Includes tour of local historic sites, needlework instruction, etiquette, parlor games, dancing, campfire cooking.įor boys and girls ages 8-12. Also they have day camp for kids there.įor girls ages 8-12. We did get to see the family cemetery and a natural spring on the property. A few pieces of the Curtis family clothing and furniture are still in the home.Īt this time the history of the home is still being researched and no one knows yet where the out buildings such as the kitchen and slave quarters were. We got a tour of all the rooms which included the Doctors office where we saw some of the original old medicine bottles. The guide was very friendly and took his time talking with us and answering questions. The tour proved to be interesting due to the fact that we were the only ones there at the time. As disease and fighting took their toll, the Confederates used Endview briefly as a hospital. The 1860 census shows that Curtis owned $8,000 worth of real estate, $21,000 worth of personal property and 12 slaves. The young doctor established his medical practice at the plantation in 1856 and married Maria Whitaker in 1858. During this time the home was owned by Dr. Although there is both Revolutionary War and Civil War history recorded here, the owners center more on the Civil War. It is located about 10 minutes from my house and I have passed by it several times without stopping. This plantation is one of the smaller ones that we have visited. Yesterday we took a trip to Endview Plantation. Reports have said that a woman has been seen crossing the road from the cemetery towards the house during re-enactments that are held at the Plantation Reports also show that the room, that was used as a nursery has curtains that open after they have been closed for the night. Used by both sides during the civil war as a hospital.
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