Maggie_L._Walker_National_Historic_Site
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Historic house in Viriginia, USA
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street on "Quality Row" in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The site was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1975.[2] The National Historic Site was established in 1978 to tell the story of the life and work of Maggie L. Walker (1867-1934), the first woman to serve as president of a bank in the United States. It was built by George W. Boyd, father of physician, Sarah Garland Boyd Jones.[5] The historic site protects the restored and originally furnished home of Walker. Tours of the home are offered by National Park Service rangers.