Little England Chapel
After the Civil War, many African Americans settled in Newtown, a small tract of land in Hampton once owned by New York missionary, Daniel F. Cook. Cook came to Hampton as an instructor at Hampton Institute.
The Little England Chapel was once known as the Ocean Cottage Sunday School, established by George C. Rowe in 1877. Rowe was a printer at Hampton Institute and taught Sunday school classes in his home. The school became so popular that William Armstrong, brother of General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of Hampton Institute, offered to build a building, and Daniel Cook offered the use of land for a day school and Sunday school. Construction was completed in 1879.
Students used it to teach Sunday school lessons to the Newtown youth and the building has served as a community center for social activities.