Tour Madam Cj Walker House
The trust as they like to call it was hosting a media tour of villa lewaro the official name for the upstate new york estate of madam c j.
Tour madam cj walker house. Villa lewaro isn t usually open to the public but you can still take a virtual tour of this historic property with narration from madam c j. Ideal for the urban explorer who is attuned to the best in folk iconography and local. This was the actual mansion of the first african american madame cj walker. 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.
The historic irvington new york summer home of madam c j. Walker s indianapolis the hair care magnate at the center of the new netflix series self made left her imprint on the city where she launched. The mini series will surely draw added interest and attention to walkers real life mansion and estate in ny. Raised in poverty in the south.
Walker and is still doing business in the tradition of her entrepreneurial spirit as a hair salon. Irvington new york i n irvington new york there stands madam c. Walker still stands today reminding us of the optimism and perseverance of america s first self. On march 20 netflix released the series self made which is based on the life and times of madam c j.
Walker was a business pioneer who amassed her fortune developing beauty and hair products for black women. Walker s villa lewaro a restored historic residence that embodies the optimism and perseverance of the american entrepreneurial spirit. Walker is a true black american icon. Walker the first self made black female millionaire.
It is now owned by helena and harold doley and is remarkably well preserved. Here s a tour of villa lewaro. This storefront location is an african america cultural museum a shrine to madame c. Walker s great great granddaughter a lelia bundles.
Join today to help save places that matter. Walker s story is one of the greatest and most inspiring in american history.