Villa Lewaro

Villa Lewaro
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LocationNorth Broadway, Irvington, New York
Coordinates41°2′35.2″N 73°51′50″W / 41.043111°N 73.86389°W / 41.043111; -73.86389
Built1916–1918
ArchitectVertner Tandy
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.76001289[1]
NYSRHP No.11956.000158
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1976[1]
Designated NHLMay 11, 1976[2]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

Villa Lewaro, is a 34-room 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2)[3][4] mansion located at Fargo Lane and North Broadway (US 9) in Irvington, New York, 30 miles north of New York City. It was built from 1916 to 1918, and was designed in the Italianate style by architect Vertner Tandy for A’lelia Walker, for her mother, Madam C.J. Walker. An additional site, the Dark Tower Walker residence with business occupancy, was established in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, thus completing the Walker property portfolio.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Villa Lewaro". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Leggs, Brent (June 2, 2014). "Villa Lewaro: The Future of Madam C. J. Walker's Historic Estate". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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