Robert Edward Lee Sculpture

Robert Edward Lee Sculpture
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Robert Edward Lee Sculpture, January 2006
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Location	Lee Park, bounded by Market, Jefferson, 1st and 2nd Sts., NE., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°1′55″N 78°28′42″W / 38.03194°N 78.47833°W / 38.03194; -78.47833Coordinates: 38°1′55″N 78°28′42″W / 38.03194°N 78.47833°W / 38.03194; -78.47833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924 (1924)
Architect	Shrady, Henry; Lentelli, Leo
Architectural style	bronze sculpture
MPS	Four Monumental Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in Charlottesville MPS
NRHP Reference #	97000447
VLR #	104-0264
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1997
Designated VLR	June 19, 1996

Robert Edward Lee Sculpture is a historic bronze equestrian sculpture of Robert E. Lee located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was sculpted by noted artists Henry Shrady (1871-1922) and Leo Lentelli (1879-1961), and was the second of four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire. The sculpture was the third of three McIntire gave to the city during the years 1919 to 1924. The sculpture was commissioned in 1917, and erected in 1924.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is located in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District.