• Collage of images, including Maggie Walker, her home, and the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank

    Maggie L Walker

    National Historic Site Virginia

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    Please note that, effective March 11, 2013, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site will be closed on Mondays, in addition to its regular Sunday closures. More »

Plan Your Visit

Welcome to the home of Maggie Lena Walker, bank president, fraternal leader, and national activist! To tour Walker's home and an exhibit area, begin your visit at the park's visitor center at 600 North 2nd Street, Richmond VA 23219. Free street parking is available on 2nd Street.

Tours are free and are offered on a first come, first serve basis. Visitors should allow at least 60 minutes to tour the site.

Reservations are required for groups larger than 10 and for school groups.

To better plan your visit, check out the Things to Do page.

 
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Walker’s “urban mansion” in Richmond, Virginia served as a social hub and family sanctuary to four generations.
NPS Photo

Did You Know?

Mary Church Terrell

In November 1899, when the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) sponsored a speech by Mary Church Terrell, president of the National Association of Colored Women, in True Reformers Hall, Maggie Walker introduced the speaker.