Benjamin Watkins Leigh House
Benjamin Watkins Leigh House, also known as the Wickham-Leigh House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built between 1812 and 1816, and is a three-story, four-bay-by-three-bay dwelling showcasing Federal architecture with rectangular stuccoed brick.Photo: Morgan Riley, Public domain.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Virginia, United States
- Address: 1000 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Valentine and White House of the Confederacy.
The Valentine
Museum
Photo: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions.
The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, it was the first museum in Richmond.
White House of the Confederacy
Museum
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. White House of the Confederacy is situated 630 feet southeast of Benjamin Watkins Leigh House.
VCU Medical Center
Hospital
The VCU Medical Center, formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia, is the public medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU Medical Center is situated 710 feet southeast of Benjamin Watkins Leigh House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
Benjamin Watkins Leigh House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.54202° or 37° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.43104° or 77° 25′ 52″ westOpen location code
8794GHR9+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 224601766OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q15615812
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In Other Languages
“Benjamin Watkins Leigh House” goes by many names.
- French: “Benjamin Watkins Leigh House”
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