National Historic Landmark · Richmond (Independent City), Virginia

Monument Avenue Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Monument Avenue Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressBounded by Grace and Birch Sts., Park Ave., and Roseneath Rd., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Independent cityCity of Richmond
ListedFeb 16, 1970
Listed forCommunity planning, Landscape architecture, Art, Military, Transportation, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSee Also:Monument Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increas
Reference number70000883
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

Visiting

AddressBounded by Grace and Birch Sts., Park Ave., and Roseneath Rd., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Coordinates37.5631° N, 77.4750° W · Directions ↗
Also in Richmond (Independent City)230 listed places in Richmond (Independent City) → · walking tours →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
    Frederick Knops, 2017
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  • Plantations of Virginia
    Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Monument Avenue Historic District listed on the National Register?

Feb 16, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Monument Avenue Historic District?

Bounded by Grace and Birch Sts., Park Ave., and Roseneath Rd., Richmond (Independent City), City of Richmond, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000883. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.