National Historic Landmark · Richmond (Independent City), Virginia

Valentine Museum

Built 1812. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Valentine Museum
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address1005--1015 E. Clay St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Independent cityCity of Richmond
ListedJun 11, 1969
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asWickham-Valentine House
Reference number69000329
Built1812 · more from the 1810s
StyleFederal architecture, Greek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address1005--1015 E. Clay St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Coordinates37.5414° N, 77.4311° W · Directions ↗
Also in Richmond (Independent City)230 listed places in Richmond (Independent City) → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
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  • Plantations of Virginia
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Valentine Museum listed on the National Register?

Jun 11, 1969. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Valentine Museum built?

1812, in the Federal architecture and Greek Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Valentine Museum?

1005--1015 E. Clay St., Richmond (Independent City), City of Richmond, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Valentine Museum?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000329. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.