Walker’s country home, Villa Lewaro, in Irvington-on-Hudson, was designed by Black architect Vertner Tandy. The success of her business enabled her to live in homes that were a far cry from the one she had grown up in her Manhattan townhouse became a salon for members of the Harlem Renaissance when her daughter inherited it in the 1920s. Walker became one of the best-known African Americans and was embraced by the Black press. ‘The first Black woman millionaire in America’ Walker Company employed over three thousand people, largely Black women who sold Walker’s products door-to-door. At the height of production, the Madame C.J. She left the management of the Pittsburgh branch to A’Lelia. In 1910, she moved her business headquarters in Indianapolis, a city with access to railroads for distribution and a large population of African American customers. In 1908, Walker opened a beauty school and factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania named after her daughter. At first, her husband helped her with marketing, advertising and mail orders, but as the business grew, they grew apart and the two divorced. Walker moved to Denver in 1906 and they were married soon after. Her products like Wonderful Hair Grower, Glossine and Vegetable Shampoo began to gain a loyal following, changing her fortunes. Walker moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1905, with just $1.05 in savings in her pocket.
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