Historical Marker
Henderson Center
Historical marker location:
1500 North Lombardy Street, Richmond, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from West Graham Road west of Brook Road, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2012
In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.