Monument Avenue Historic District

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historic boulevard historic district

Monument Avenue Historic District is a nationally recognized historic boulevard in Richmond, Virginia, known for its grand residential architecture and former Confederate monuments.

Aliases (1)

Monument Avenue ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic boulevard → historic district →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → Colonial Revival → Italianate → Queen Anne → Tudor Revival →
avenueName	Monument Avenue →
city	Richmond, Virginia →
country	United States →
currentUse	residential neighborhood →
designation	National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places historic district →
governingBody	City of Richmond →
hasLandscapeFeature	formal landscaping → grassy median → street trees →
hasMonument	Arthur Ashe Monument → J.E.B. Stuart Monument (removed) → Jefferson Davis Monument (removed) → Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) → Robert E. Lee Monument (removed) → Stonewall Jackson Monument (removed) →
hasStreet	Monument Avenue →
heritageStatus	U.S. National Historic Landmark District →
historicUse	upper- and middle-class residential neighborhood →
knownFor	former Confederate monuments → grand residential architecture → traffic circles with monuments → tree-lined boulevard design →
locatedIn	Richmond, Virginia → United States → Virginia →
notableFeature	apartment buildings → broad central boulevard → churches → large detached houses → monument circles → tree-lined median →
NRHPListing	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
NRHPType	historic district →
partOf	Fan District, Richmond, Virginia → West End, Richmond, Virginia →
periodOfSignificance	early 20th century → late 19th century →
planningConcept	City Beautiful movement →
state	Virginia →
theme	Lost Cause of the Confederacy (historical association) →
transportationType	urban boulevard →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monument Avenue Historic District ("Monument Avenue") →	avenueName
Richmond, Virginia →	containsHistoricSite
Monument Avenue Historic District ("Monument Avenue") →	hasStreet