In 1917, Walker commissioned Vertner Tandy, the first licensed black architect in New York City and a founding member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, to design her house in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.
En 1917 Walker contratou a Vertner Tandy, primeiro arquitecto negro de Nova York e membro fundador da fraternidade Alpha Phi Alpha, para deseñar a súa casa en Irvington-on-Hudson, Nova York.