Wickham-Valentine House, 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond — Valentine Museum, 1015 E. Clay St

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Coordinates 37.541700, -77.430722

Direction 191° (S)

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Source:: Library of Congress
Collection:: Historic American Buildings Survey
Date:: Documentation compiled after 1933
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
Description:: Photo(s): 11 | Measured Drawing(s): 18 | Data Page(s): 4 Subjects: historic house museums, domestic life, triple-hung windows, hip roofs, sash windows, spiral stairs, paneling, houses, fanlights, classical revival architectural elements Locations: virginia, independent city, richmond Notes: Significance: The Wickham-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: 1853-1858 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000329
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