Villa Lewaro

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Villa Lewaro is the historic New York estate built for entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker, recognized as a landmark of African American achievement and early 20th-century Black wealth.

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Villa Lewaro canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estate ⓘ
historic house ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Vertner Woodson Tandy ⓘ
architecturalStyle Italianate ⓘ
Mediterranean Revival architecture ⓘ
associatedWith A’Lelia Walker ⓘ
linked to: A'Lelia Walker

Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company ⓘ
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
builtFor Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
category African-American historic house museum ⓘ
Historic house museums in New York ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in New York ⓘ
commissionedBy Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
era Progressive Era ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance icon of African American entrepreneurship ⓘ
symbol of Black success in the Jim Crow era ⓘ
hasFunction educational site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
symbol of early 20th-century Black wealth ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus landmark of African American achievement ⓘ
hasOwner A’Lelia Walker ⓘ
linked to: A'Lelia Walker

Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
hasVisitorAccess by appointment ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
locatedIn Irvington, New York ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Westchester County, New York ⓘ
namedAfter A’Lelia Walker ⓘ
linked to: A'Lelia Walker
notableFor being one of the first grand estates owned by an African American woman ⓘ
its association with philanthropy ⓘ
its role in African American social and cultural life ⓘ
preservationStatus preserved ⓘ
significantFor African American history ⓘ
Madam C. J. Walker’s life ⓘ
history of African American wealth ⓘ
history of Black entrepreneurship ⓘ
significantPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
usedAs private residence ⓘ
site for cultural events ⓘ
social gathering place ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madam C. J. Walker → hasHeritageSite → Villa Lewaro ⓘ
Madam C. J. Walker → ownedProperty → Villa Lewaro ⓘ
Irvington, New York → hasLandmark → Villa Lewaro ⓘ
Vertner Woodson Tandy → notableWork → Villa Lewaro ⓘ