Wickham-Valentine House
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flyingmoose
N 37° 32.492 W 077° 25.840
18S E 285255 N 4157725
Located at the intersection of East Clay Street and North 11th Street.
Waymark Code: WM14RPA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2021
Views: 2
Marker Text:
Attorney John Wickham (1763-1839) lived at this location beginning in 1790. A prominent lawyer, he helped defend Aaron Burr against treason charges in 1807. Alexander Parris designed this neoclassical house built here for Wickham in 1812. Wickham’s family, including second wife Elizabeth and nineteen children, lived here until 1853. More than fifteen enslaved African Americans worked in the house. Entrepreneur Mann S. Valentine II (1824-1892) purchased the property in 1882 and displayed his archaeological and ethnographic collections here. In 1898, the house was opened as the Valentine Museum.
Marker Number: SA 100
Marker Title: Wickham-Valentine House
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Henrico
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2012
Web Site: Not listed
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