Aviary (Lynchburg, Virginia)

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Aviary
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Aviary, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
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Location402 Grove St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′8″N79°9′47″W / 37.40222°N 79.16306°W / 37.40222; -79.16306 Coordinates: 37°24′8″N79°9′47″W / 37.40222°N 79.16306°W / 37.40222; -79.16306
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
Architect Frye & Chesterman
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 80004309 [1]
VLR No.118-0155
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1980
Designated VLRApril 15, 1980 [2]

The Aviary is a historic aviary building located in Miller Park at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is a Queen Anne-style structure erected in 1902. The multi-sided exhibition house was designed by the local architectural firm of Frye & Chesterman. The building was a gift to the city of Lynchburg from Randolph Guggenheimer of New York City. When completed, the Aviary housed, "Seven cages containing monkeys, one with at least a half dozen healthy alligators, one with cockatoos, one with Australian doves, one with parrots and one with canaries." It later became a branch library and an office structure for the city Department of Parks and Recreation. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aviary" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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