Here & Then Fields House

We are here at the James A Fields House. Fields was born a slave, became a contraband in 1861 and was in the first class to graduate from Hampton Institute in 1871. After graduating with a law degree from Howard University in 1881, he became Commonwealth Attorney for Warwick County in 1887 and served one term as a member of the General Assembly. He built this elegant Queen Anne style house in the 1890’s. By the time of his death in 1903, Field’s was a shining example of a man who would overcome slavery’s legacy.