Little England Chapel

Built in 1877 by George C. Rowe, the Little England Chapel was originally called the Ocean Cottage Sunday School. The chapel was built because of the high demand for Rowe’s Sunday school classes, which he had formerly taught in his home. The chapel was built in Newtown, an area in Hampton settled by blacks after the Civil War. The land was owned by missionary Daniel Cook, who authorized the construction of the chapel on his land. The building was funded and built by William Armstrong, brother of General Samuel Chapman Armstrong. Once it was finished in 1879, the chapel served as a day school, Sunday school, and community center, as well as the regular worship services of the Church of Jesus. Today, the building remains, and contains an exhibit on African American religion.

References

* Little England Chapel [http://www.aaheritageva.org/search/sites.asp?MailingListID=21] - Virginia African Heritage Program

External links

* [http://www.aaheritageva.org/search/sites.asp?MailingListID=21 Information on the Little England Chapel from Virginia African Heritage Program]