Monument Avenue
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Monument Avenue Historic District
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Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
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| Location | Bounded by Grace and Birch Sts., Park Ave., and Roseneath Rd.; Roughly, Franklin St. from Roseneath Rd. to Cleveland St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′30″N 77°28′04″W / 37.55833°N 77.46778°WCoordinates: 37°33′30″N 77°28′04″W / 37.55833°N 77.46778°W |
| Architect | Pope, John Russell; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other, Gothic Revival |
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| VLR # | 127-0174 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1970 |
| Designated NHLD | December 9, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | December 2, 1969, December 12, 1989 |
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Robert E. Lee Monument
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Robert E. Lee Monument, June 2009
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| Location | 1700 Monument Ave., jct. of Monument and Allen Aves., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′20″N 77°27′36″W / 37.55556°N 77.46000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Mercie, Merius-Jean-Antonin; Pujol, Paul |
| NRHP Reference # | 06001213 |
| VLR # | 127-0181 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 5, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | September 6, 2006 |
 Monument Avenue (5:34), C‑SPAN
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Monument Avenue, in Richmond, Virginia, is an avenue with a tree-lined grassy mall dividing the east- and westbound traffic and is punctuated by statues memorializing Virginian Confederate participants of the Civil War Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart, Jefferson Davis, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and Matthew Fontaine Maury, as well as Arthur Ashe, a Richmond native and international tennis star. The first monument, a statue of Robert E. Lee, was erected in 1890. Between 1900 and 1925, Monument Avenue exploded with architecturally significant houses, churches and apartment buildings.
Monument Avenue is the site of several annual events, particularly in the spring, including an annual Monument Avenue 10K race. At various times (such as Robert E. Lee's birthday and Confederate History Month) the Sons of Confederate Veterans gather along Monument Avenue in period military costumes. Monument Avenue is also the site of "Easter on Parade," another spring tradition during which many Richmonders stroll the avenue wearing Easter bonnets and other finery.
"Monument Avenue Historic District" includes the part of Monument Avenue from Birch Street in the east to Roseneath Avenue in the west, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark District. In 2007, the American Planning Association named Monument Avenue one of the 10 Great Streets in the country. The APA said Monument Avenue was selected for its historic architecture, urban form, quality residential and religious architecture, diversity of land uses, public art and integration of multiple modes of transportation.
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