T.C. Walker House
T.C. Walker House | |
T.C. Walker House in 2013 | |
| Location | 1 Main St., Gloucester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′47″N 76°31′19″W / 37.41306°N 76.52194°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | c. 1880, 1900 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001050 |
| VLR No. | 036-5053 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | September 17, 2009 |
T.C. Walker House is the historic home of a lawyer, county supervisor, and a school superintendent who was enslaved prior to the American Civil War. It is at 1 Main Street in Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia and was built about 1880, and is a two-story, U-shaped, frame vernacular dwelling with traces of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles. It has a cross-gable roof, two-bay addition, and front porch. It was the home of Thomas Calhoun "T.C." Walker, who worked tirelessly to improve African-American land ownership and educational opportunities. As a lawyer he represented many African American clients. He purchased the home in 1900. The house was donated to Hampton University in 1977.
Walker wrote an autobiography titled The Honey-Pod Tree. He was buried at the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.