He developed legal opinions, wrote public papers, and greeted famous guests at this place, where he also was a father, husband, and household manager. John Marshall’s public and private roles were intertwined at home. No other site, not even the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., is so closely connected to "The Great Chief Justice." Located at the corner of Ninth and Marshall Streets in downtown Richmond, this house stands as a permanent memorial to the Marshall family. So he was often with family and friends at his two-and-a-half-story brick house, built between 17. Marshall’s public duties in Washington, D.C., and on circuit in Virginia and North Carolina, consumed an average of less than six months a year. More than half his time as chief justice was spent at home in Richmond, Virginia. John Marshall led the Supreme Court of the United States from obscurity and weakness to prominence and power during his 34 years in office, from 1801 to 1835. This lesson is part of the National Park Service’s Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) program. (Courtesy of Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities)
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