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Wickham-Virginialentine House, 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

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Wickham-Virginialentine House, 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

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Significance: The Wicham-Valentine House is one of the finest domestic expressions of early Neo-classical architecture in America. The design of the mansion, which was built in 1812 for John Wickham, was executed by Alexander Parris, a New England architect who also planned the nearby Virginia Governor's Mansion. Among the house's most notable features are the sophisticated plan and the elegant curved staircase with its delicate dogwood leaf and swag ornamentation. In 1854 the house was sold by the Wickhams, and subsequent owners completely redecorated the interior. In 1882, Mann S. Valentine purchased the house, and in 1892 left it, along with his collection of historical artifacts and an endowment, as the Valentine Museum. In the 1920's adjacent buildings were purchased for the growing museum collection, and the mansion was restored and furnished as a house museum. The Valentine Museum is currently (1985) sponsoring an intensive research program and investigation of the house's historic fabric to determine the nature of changes that have occurred to the building over its distinguished 173 year history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-350
Survey number: HABS VA-310
Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000329

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1920
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Mills, Robert
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Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States37.43157, -78.65689
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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