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Title
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Maggie Walker, House
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Creator
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Boyd, George W.
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Russell, Charles T.
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Commemorates
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Walker, Maggie
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Biographical Text
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Victorian Gothic two-story brick house. Built in 1883 by contractor George W. Boyd. Red aluminum sign with white text positioned at building front.
The house is located in Richmond, VA, purchased by Walker in 1904. Over her time living there, she expanded the home with the help of only Black architects and artists, including Charles T. Russell, Virginia's first licensed Black architect. Her presence and hiring choices helped to cement the neighborhood as a leading black financial hub. By the time of her passing in 1934 internal heat and electricity, twenty-one rooms and an elevator had been added to the home.
The house remained in the Walker family until 1979, when it was acquired by the National Park Service. Original family pieces remain in the house, arranged with the help of grandchildren in the Walker family to mimic how it looked when inhabited. The house officially opened as a public museum in 1985, and has continued to share the story of Walker's life since.
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Text
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Maggie L. Walker
National Historic Site
HOUSE OPEN TO PUBLIC
Wednesday Through Sunday
9am - 5pm
Visitor
Entrance
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Date Created
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1883
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Date Modified
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1928
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Type
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English
Building
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English
Display
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
