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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
