Museum District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Home For Needy Confederate Women
September 5, 2015
1. The Home For Needy Confederate Women Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, US Civil • Women.
Location. 37° 33.412′ N, 77° 28.565′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Museum District. It is at the intersection of North Sheppard Street and Hanover Avenue, on the left when traveling south on North Sheppard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 N Sheppard St, Richmond VA 23221, 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: Confederate Soldiers' Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Slavery and Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Memorial Chapel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Confederate Memorial Chapel (about 400 feet away); Robinson House (about 400 feet away); Civil War Horse (about 600 feet away); Bridled Veterans (about 600 feet away); Rumors of War (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
this page online
Also see . . . Home For Confederate Women. Virginia Department of Historic Resources website entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on September 5, 2015.)
September 5, 2015
2. Home For Confederate Women
Marker is mounted on right of door.
September 5, 2015
3. The Home For Needy Confederate Women
The building now houses the Stan and Dorothy Pauley Center of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,507 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2015.
