Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

	Maggie Lena Walker House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	U.S. National Historic Site
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District; Contributing Property
	Maggie L. Walker House
Location:	Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:	37°32′52″N 77°26′17″W / 37.54778°N 77.43806°WCoordinates: 37°32′52″N 77°26′17″W / 37.54778°N 77.43806°W
Built:	1909
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	Gothic
Governing body:	Private
Part of:	Jackson Ward Historic District (#76002187)
NRHP Reference#:	75002100
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	May 12, 1975
Designated NHL:	May 15, 1975
Designated NHS:	1978
Designated NHLDCP:	1976

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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 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, the first woman to serve as president of a bank in the United States. The historic site protects the restored and originally furnished home of Walker. Tours of the home are offered by National Park Service rangers.

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