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A'Lelia Walker (born Lelia McWilliams; June 6, 1885 – August 17, 1931) was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts. She was the only surviving child of Madam C. J. Walker , who was popularly credited as being the first self-made female millionaire in the United States and one of the first African-American millionaires.
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It was constructed during 1916–1918 at an estimated cost of $250,000, and was furnished lavishly. The name Villa Lewaro was coined by a distinguished visitor, Enrico Caruso, from the first two letters of each word in Lelia Walker Robinson, the name of Walker's daughter, who later went by the name of A'Lelia Walker.
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After Walker's death in 1919 her daughter A'Lelia became president of the company. [10] During her tenure the company built a new headquarters and manufacturing plant in 1927 in Indianapolis. However the Great Depression hurt sales and forced her to sell personal art and antiques to keep the company operating. [11]
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Madam C.J. Walker commissioned Villa Lewaro in 1916 and began the final stage of construction on another residential/business property associated with the name Dark Tower a year prior (concurrently, private space rentals within the building were being advertised under the name 'Walker Studio'), [1] with the Dark Tower name having originated from poet Countee Cullen's eponymous column in ...