Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Alfred D. "A.D." Price (ca. 1860-1921)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021

1. Alfred D. "A.D." Price (ca. 1860-1921) Marker

Inscription. Alfred D. "A.D." Price, entrepreneur, spent his youth in Hanover County. After settling in Richmond in the 1870s, he opened a blacksmith shop ca. 1881 that expanded into a livery stable and undertaking business. He moved the enterprise to this site in 1898. In Aug. 1894, Price became one of the first funeral directors in Virginia to receive a state embalming license. That year he married Georgia A. Gibbons, a former contralto for the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Price invested in real estate and was a board member for banks and other institutions. He was president of the Southern Aid Society of Virginia, a prominent minority-owned insurance company, from 1905 until his death on 9 Apr. 1921.

Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-58.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1921.

Location. 37° 32.847′ N, 77° 26.237′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Jackson Ward. It is at the intersection of East Leigh Street (Virginia Route

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33) and North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east on East Leigh Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miller’s and Eggleston Hotels (a few steps from this marker); Quality Row (within shouting distance of this marker); A Legacy on Leigh Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Maggie Lena Walker (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson Ward (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church (about 400 feet away); Giles Beecher Jackson (about 500 feet away); Saint Joseph Catholic Church (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Alfred D. “A.D.” Price (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.

Additional keywords. Fisk University

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021

2. Alfred D. "A.D." Price (ca. 1860-1921) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.