Wickham House

This article is about the house in the USA. For the Queensland office building, see Wickham House, Spring Hill.

Wickham-Valentine House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Virginia Landmarks Register
The Wickham House in c. 1920
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates
Built	1812
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	69000329
VLR #	127-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1969
Designated NHL	November 11, 1971
Designated VLR	November 5, 1968

The Wickham House, also known as the Wickham-Valentine House or the Valentine Museum, in Richmond, Virginia, was completed in 1812 and is considered one of the finest examples of architecture from the Federal period. It was built by John Wickham and designed by Massachusetts architect Alexander Parris. Wickham was a successful attorney who defended Vice President Aaron Burr during his trial for treason. The house features a magnificent elliptical staircase and neoclassical wallpaintings with ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian themes.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

It was the first home of The Valentine (formerly known as the Valentine Museum) and is located at 1015 East Clay Street in downtown Richmond, in a neighborhood called Court End. It is open for guided tours.

External links

• The Valentine: The 1812 John Wickham House
• Photos
• Wickham-Valentine House, 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, Independent City, VA: 11 photos, 18 measured drawings, and 3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey