Built 1812 (1812)-1816 NRHP Reference # 69000352 Designated VLR November 5, 1968 Added to NRHP 16 April 1969 | Built by Wickham, John VLR # 127-0065 Area 3,200 m² | |
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Location 1000 E. Clay St., Richmond, Virginia Architectural styles Federal architecture, Italianate architecture Similar Agecroft Hall, Branch House, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Monroe Park, Maggie L Walker National | ||
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, Federal style rectangular stuccoed brick dwelling. 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.