Last updated: April 28, 2021
Place
A.D. Price Funeral Home
NPS Photo/Maggie L. Walker NHS
Quick Facts
Location:
212 E. Leigh Street, Richmond Virginia
Significance:
Former location of the A.D. Price Funeral Home
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
No
This block in Jackson Ward was the home of the A.D. Price Funeral Home establishment of Alfred Douglas Price. Price was born in 1860 in neighboring Hanover County. He came to Richmond and trained, initially, as a blacksmith and wheelwright before entering the funeral and livery business. Price began his funeral establishment in the early 1880s and it grew to become one of the largest African American-owned funeral establishments in the country.
From his warehouse on Third Street, Price served as a wholesaler of funeral supplies to African Americans in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. As one of the largest African American real estate holders in Richmond, his council was sought by several banks and insurance companies and, as a result, Price served on many boards. Most notably, he served as a Director of the Mechanics Savings Bank, Maggie Walker’s St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, the Commercial Bank and Trust, and the Richmond Hospital and Training School for Nurses. At his death in 1921, A.D. Price was a member of over thirty fraternal and business organizations.
From his warehouse on Third Street, Price served as a wholesaler of funeral supplies to African Americans in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. As one of the largest African American real estate holders in Richmond, his council was sought by several banks and insurance companies and, as a result, Price served on many boards. Most notably, he served as a Director of the Mechanics Savings Bank, Maggie Walker’s St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, the Commercial Bank and Trust, and the Richmond Hospital and Training School for Nurses. At his death in 1921, A.D. Price was a member of over thirty fraternal and business organizations.