Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

Maggie Lena Walker devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. As a bank president, newspaper editor, and fraternal leader, Walker served as an inspiration of pride and progress. Today, Walker’s home is preserved as a tribute to her enduring legacy of vision, courage, and determination.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: Group tours by appointment only Tuesday-Thursday.

Getting there

Coming west on I-64, take exit 75 to 3rd street, turn right on Leigh St., park on 2nd street. Coming south on I-95, take exit 79 east onto I-64 east to Norfolk, then follow directions coming from the west. Coming east on I-64, take exit 190 to 5th St., Downtown, continue straight on 5th St., turn right on Jackson St., left on 3rd St., right on Leigh St., then right on 2nd St. Coming north on I-95, take exit 76A for Chamberlayne Ave, turn left on Chamberlayne Pkwy, left on Leigh St., then left on 2nd St.

Visitor centers

  • Visitor Center

Weather

Summer is hot and humid, spring and winter are pleasant/mild, winter can be cold and occasionally snowy.

Phone: 804-226-5040

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

The back parlor with piano, couch, floor lamp and fireplace
The Back Parlor of the Historic Walker Home · NPS Photo/Maggie L Walker NHS
A room with a wall of full bookcases, chairs and several diplomas on the wall
The Library of the Walker House · NPS Photo/Maggie L Walker NHS
3 red brick, two-story buildings, with a US flag flying and an overcast sky
The Maggie L. Walker Visitor Center · Maggie L. Walker NHS/Mike Anderson

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