Harwood House Porch Fund

As a non-profit organization, the One City Historical Foundation depends on contributions from donors like you. Your support also allows us to share our enriching programs and events with our community. In order to have programs inside the house, it has to be able to accommodate people. With that in mind, the foundation’s first goal is to rebuild the front porch, which was torn off by a previous owner, c. 2000.

The porch restoration is important for several reasons:

• It will provide physical access to all visitors.
• It is critical to the building’s structural integrity and well being. The porch shields two sides of the house from the sun’s intense exposure, thereby protecting the fragile stained glass, leaded windows and front door.
• A porch will provide additional space for programming.
• It is a highly visible activity that will immediately demonstrate progress is underway.
• As one of the most prominent houses on Huntington Avenue along the gateway to downtown Newport News, it sets the tone for all of North End.  Its restoration improves every property in the neighborhood and the city.

The foundation has pledged to raise the necessary funds for the porch materials.  The city of Newport News has engaged an architect to develop construction documents to determine costs.  It is estimated the materials will run $50,000.

We encourage you to contribute to the fund and to ask your friends and family to sponsor a deck board, a spindle, a column or whatever fits your pocketbook.

Your dollars are integral to our success, and we thank you for your support. The foundation is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax exempt to the fullest extent allowed by law.

How to Donate
Donate by Mail:
Send checks to:
One City Historical Foundation 
P.O. Box 253
Newport News, VA 23607
or...
Donate by Phone:
Call 757-245-1957

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