Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House

One of Richmond’s best-preserved early 19th-century mansions, the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House, with its unusual architectural plan, has seen a diverse succession of owners, including an attorney general and two mayors. Michael Hancock, about whom history books mention only his penchant for ...

Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House

Built 1808

Once home of William Wirt 1816-1818

lawyer, author, politician

Attorney General of the United States

This Federal Period house

is a superior example of its type

Acquired in 1970 by

The William Byrd Branch of the

Association for the Preservation

of Virginia Antiquities

Marker is at the intersection ...