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National Historic Site · Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

Best primary window for Maggie L Walker: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Maggie Lena Walker devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. As a bank president, newspaper editor, and fraternal leader, Walker served as an inspiration of pride and progress. Today, Walker’s home is preserved as a tribute to her enduring legacy of vision, courage, and determination.

This page identifies Maggie L Walker National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in VA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Maggie L Walker National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Maggie L Walker audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
MAWA
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritagebankingreconstructionsocial-movementsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingJunior Ranger ProgramShoppingBookstore and Park Store

Month-by-month

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Maggie L Walker National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in VA.

Getting there

Official access details for Maggie L Walker are on the NPS page.

Coming west on I-64, take exit 75 to 3rd street, turn right on Leigh St., park on 2nd street. Coming south on I-95, take exit 79 east onto I-64 east to Norfolk, then follow directions coming from the west. Coming east on I-64, take exit 190 to 5th St., Downtown, continue straight on 5th St., turn right on Jackson St., left on 3rd St., right on Leigh St., then right on 2nd St. Coming north on I-95, take exit 76A for Chamberlayne Ave, turn left on Chamberlayne Pkwy, left on Leigh St., then left on 2nd St.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Maggie L Walker National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code mawa.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source