Hunter House Victorian Museum

Admission is free to tour during its open season, April through December, as it is a registered nonprofit.

James Wilson Hunter (born December 19, 1850) married Lizzie Ayer Barnes at St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk in 1877.

Their daughter Harriet Cornelia was born On October 10, 1880, followed by her sister Eloise Dexter on February 2, 1885.

[4] James Wilson Hunter Jr. graduated from the University of Virginia in 1901, and operated a medical practice in downtown Norfolk for most of his life.

[4] Sisters Harriet and Eloise were educated at the Phillips and Wests' School for Girls in Norfolk.