Madam Cj Walker House In New York
A signal candidate for landmark protection would have been the only town house built in manhattan by an african american the 1915 madam c.
Madam cj walker house in new york. Madam cj walker hired tandy again to build another house this time just outside of new york on a plot of land not far from the rockefeller estate kykuit and neighboring lyndhurst mansion of the. Walker s fortune was founded on her developing and marketing a line of beauty and hair products for black women. She was forced to pay a black tax of 60 000 for a plot of land to build the home. Born sarah breedlove in 1867 in delta louisiana where her parents and elder siblings were enslaved madam walker would become a cosmetics and business pioneer.
Nearly 100 years ago madam cj walker america s first female self made millionaire built a beautiful mansion in irvington new york. It was constructed during 1916 1918 at an estimated cost of 250 000 and was furnished lavishly. In 1916 walker hired a black architect vertner tandy to build the mansion that became known as villa lewaro. Madam cj walker hired tandy again to build another house this time just outside of new york on a plot of land not far from the rockefeller estate kykuit and neighboring lyndhurst mansion of the.
Villa lewaro is a 34 room italianate manse in a neighborhood. Walker s villa lewaro a restored historic residence that embodies the optimism and perseverance of the american entrepreneurial spirit.