00 Clay Street

00 Clay Street has served the community of Jackson Ward in may different ways throughout its lifetime. From being a meeting place for the first chapter of the NAACP to the first African-American branch of the Richmond Public Libraries to more recently being the location of the Black History Museum of Richmond before it moved to its present location in 2015.

• A two-story red brick building, with a white porch and balcony in the middle where the front door is. Several hedges circle the building and vines crawl up the building on the front. 9 stairs lead from the street level to the front door of the building.

3rd Street Bethel AME Church

The 3rd Street Bethel AME Church is one of the most historic churches in Jackson Ward and Richmond, Virginia. Originally built in 1856, multitudes of worshipers have attended service here and many more major events have taken place here, such as Virginia Annual Conference and Maggie L. Walker's 1901 Address.

• A red-brick church building, two towers 3 stories high, entrance off street level with staircases leading both left and right down to the sidewalk, white window frames with intricate designs. Longer two story building to the left of the main church building with "The Bethel Center" in white letters on the outside.

513 North Adams Street

513 N. Adams Street is the historic home of one of the most prominent African-American teachers in Virginia, Rosa D. Bowser. She lived here while becoming a leader with the Independent Order of St. Luke and the National Association of Colored Women's club.

• A red-brick, two story building, the front door is on the right side of the house with a white covered porch, the left side is a rounded front with 3 windows and a pointed roof. A 2 foot high red brick wall surrounds the house and yard and a wrought-iron gate closes the fence at the entrance way to the yard.

A.D. Price Funeral Home

212 E Leigh Street house the A.D. Price Funeral Home established by Alfred Douglass Price. His business became one of the largest in Jackson Ward and A.D. Price would serve on numerous business boards throughout the area, including Maggie L. Walker's bank, the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank.

• A red-brick building, 2 stories visible, black front doo and white window frames, with trees on both sides of the building.

Biography of Maggie L. Walker

Maggie L. Walker led the African American community of Richmond, Virginia, in many aspects. She was involved in the struggle for civil rights and maintained her successful banking and newspaper businesses and charitable societies.

• Biography of Maggie L. Walker, words only, not an actual location.

Historic Richmond Colored Normal School

On the corner of Leigh Street and N. 1st Street is the former location of the Richmond Colored Normal School and Booker T. Washington Junior High School in the Jackson Ward neighborhood. It served the community as a school throughout most of Maggie L. Walker's time living just one block over on Leigh Street in the same neighborhood.

• A multi-sectioned yellow brick building with a black roof. A four-story tower is the tallest part of the building, with the rest of the building being 3 stories. A black fence surrounds the building and grounds, which have several small trees spaced around the building.

John Mitchell, Jr.'s Home

This 2 story brick building is the former home of John Mitchell, Jr. The home served as a location for the Mechanics Savings Bank and the Richmond Planet newspaper at various times. It was moved from its original location to its present day location during the construction of the Richmond Convention Center.

• A two-story red brick duplex building, porch with an overhang in between the first and second floors, black metal fencing around the porch, cornices surrounding the slight roof overhang of the Italianate architecture style.

Maggie Walker National Historic Site

Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman to charter a bank in the United States. The park protects her home and the surrounding setting.

Quality Row

Quality Row was the name given to the homes and area on Leigh Street between 3rd Street and 1st Street because of the quality of homes and individuals who lived here. Multiple doctors, business people and pastors lived in this area of Jackson Ward including Maggie L. Walker.

• Multiple buildings line quality row on Leigh Street in Jackson Ward. They are two story brick buildings, painted red. Each has a front porch of wood and an overhang for shade. The corner building has a wooden fence surrounding the front yard area and each has a small grassy area inside the fence.

Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company and Second Street Savings Bank

Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company and Second Street Savings Bank were two of the most well-known companies on 2nd Street in Jackson Ward, on what would become known as Black Wall Street. Both buildings still stand today in the Historic Jackson Ward neighborhood.

• Two buildings, the building on the left is a three-story grey brick building, red brick lining the windows, and two entrance doors on opposite sides of the front of the building. The second building on the right is a two story narrow building made of grey brick, with two white stone columns on either side of the black front door.

St. Luke Hall

St. Luke Hall is the historic headquarters of the Independent Order of St. Luke, a Black fraternal organization that operated in the late 1800's and early-mid 1900's. Run by Maggie L. Walker from 1899 to 1934, the organization would operate in 26 different states and have over 100,000 members becoming one of the largest Black organizations in the United States at that time.

• St. Luke Hall is a four-story yellow brick building on the corner of St. James and Baker St. Attached on the north side is a smaller two-story extension made of red brick. "St. Luke Building" is attached to the building above the second story windows. A low-pitched roof with an overhanging eave tops the building.

Walker Historic Home

The Maggie L. Walker Historic Home is now the main attraction of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Home. Built in 1883 in the Italianate style, the home would have two owners before being purchased in 1904 by Maggie L. Walker. It served as her home for the last 30 years of her life and stayed in her family until they sold it to the National Park Service in 1979 to preserve the life and legacy of Maggie L. Walker

• The Maggie L. Walker Historic Home is a two-story red brick building located on Leigh St. in Jackson Ward. The front porch is raised off street level and is surrounded by Greek style columns with a tiled floor. It is covered by a green and white awning and has two entrances, a main double-door entrance and a smaller side entrance once used as an office entrance. The front of the house on the second floor is an enclosed sunporch overlooking Leigh Street. The home and garage combined take up nearly all of the available space in the lot so very little room lies between the home and the buildings next door. There are 28 rooms inside the home, consisting of several bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, library, den, laundry room and parlor. The interior of the home is decorated with artifacts from Mrs. Walker's life including art work, books, furniture and pictures of friends and family.

Walker Memorial Plaza

The Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza is a plaza dedicated by the City of Richmond in 2017 to honor the life and legacy of Richmond Native, Maggie L. Walker. The plaza includes a statue of Maggie L. Walker and has 10 benches describing her life and achievements as a pioneering entrepreneur and activist.

William Washington Browne Historic Home

The historic home of William Washington Browne still resides the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The home both started as the headquarters for the True Reformers and the location of the first chartered Black-owned bank in the United States.

• Two story red-brick building, 3 steps leading to an entrance doorway with a small porch only covering the door. 3 windows on the upper level and two on the ground floor. A white picket fence surrounding the yard with a tree to the left when viewing from the street.

Visitor Center

• Visitor Center
• The Visitor Center with indoor exhibits and park store is now open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for reserved group tours, and Fridays and Saturdays, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, for walk-ins only. Guided tours of Walker's home begin here and are offered on Fridays and Saturdays at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.

• Maggie L. Walker Junior Ranger Program
• The Maggie L. Walker Junior Ranger booklet has 16 different activities to complete, ranging from crosswords and fill in the blanks to poetry writing and more! Each person who completes a Junior Ranger book earns the exclusive Maggie L. Walker Junior Ranger badge to join the ranks of Junior Rangers across the country.

• Tour Maggie L. Walker's Home
• The Maggie L. Walker Historic Home Tour is a guided tour of the home where Maggie L. Walker spent the last 30 years of her life with her family. The tour consists of the park film and a 40-minute journey through the home exploring both floors and most rooms in the house.

• Jackson Ward Walking Tour
• The Jackson Ward Walking Tour is a self-guided audio tour exploring the history of the Jackson Ward community in Richmond, Virginia. The tour visits many locations relating to the many individuals who lived in Jackson Ward during the early 1900's, including Maggie L. Walker.

• Eastern National Bookstore
• The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site bookstore is located in the visitor center and is operated by our cooperating association, Eastern National. Visitors can purchase books and educational items to enhance their visit to the Walker home and increase their knowledge of the National Park Service.

• Virtual House Tour
• The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Virtual Tour was created in conjunction with the Google Cultural Institute to allow visitors to walk through the home from afar and experience the home of Maggie L. Walker

• Virtual Museum Exhibit
• The Virtual Exhibit explores the life and legacy of Maggie L. Walker (1864-1934), civil rights activist and trailblazing entrepreneur. The beloved African American community leader devoted her life to defeating racism, sexism, and economic oppression.

• Watch Carry On
• The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site park film, Carry On from the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site traces the trials and triumphs of Richmond's pioneering banker and civil rights activist. Combining the latest scholarship with rarely seen archival images, this narrated documentary chronicles Walker's unique leadership and her enduring influence on the struggle for social justice.

Jackson Ward Walking Tour

The Jackson Ward Podcast Walking Tour is a walking tour guided by a podcast that explores the history of the Jackson Ward community in Richmond, Virginia. It visits many different locations relating to life and individuals in Jackson Ward during the early 1900s, including the home of Maggie L. Walker.