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The T.C. Walker House, in Gloucester County, was Thomas Calhoun Walker’s residence during 53 of his 72 years of service to enhance the lives of fellow African Americans. Built in 1880, the house was acquired in 1900 by Walker, a lawyer who founded a company that supported acquisition of land by blacks. Walker also was an influential force in creating African American schools in Gloucester County. Elected twice to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, Walker also received two presidential appointments—the first as Collector of Customs, Port of Tappahannock, from President William McKinley; the second as an Adviser on Negro Affairs in the Works Progress Administration from President Franklin Roosevelt. After Walker’s death in 1953, his daughters inherited the house and renovated the structure, eventually donating the property to Hampton University in 1977. The T.C. Walker House contributes to the Gloucester Downtown Historic District.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
