Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Two Noted Homes

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2026

1. Two Noted Homes Marker

Inscription. South Market Street became a fashionable address for Petersburg's elite in the mid-19th century. Two blocks south of here is the Thomas Wallace house, built in 1855, which served as Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters after the fall of Petersburg in April 1865. Pres. Abraham Lincoln's last meeting with Grant took place there on 3 April, shortly before Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox on 9 April and Lincoln's death six days later. Half a block south of here stood the primary post-Civil War residence of William Mahone, a Confederate major general, railroad tycoon, U.S. senator, and leader of Virginia's biracial Readjuster Party, which won control of the General Assembly in 1879.

Erected 2025 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number QA-14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1865.

Location. 37° 13.625′ N,

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77° 24.412′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is at the intersection of West Washington Street (U.S. 1) and Sout Market Street, on the right when traveling east on West Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 S Market St, Petersburg VA 23803, 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 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: Folly Castle (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Paul's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named General Lee's Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809-1876) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Jenkins Roberts

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln In Petersburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old U.S. Customs House & Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Virginia Voters League (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Two Noted Homes (has been replaced with this marker); General Lee's Headquarters (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Two Noted Homes".

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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