1000 E. Clay St., Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Richmond.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 16, 1969. NRIS 69000352.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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 showcases Federal style architecture rectangular stuccoed brick. It features an Italianate bracketed cornice and a small Italianate front porch. It was the home of Senator Benjamin W. Leigh (1781-1849) and sold to Lieutenant Governor John Munford Gregory (1804-1884) upon Leigh's death in 1849. The house was sold to the Sheltering Arms Hospital in 1932, after which a large three-story wing was added to the east side connecting it to the William H. Grant House. The house was later sold to the Medical College of Virginia and used for offices.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682872