Lee Memorial Park
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Lee Memorial Park | |
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Entrance to Lee Memorial Park | |
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| Location | 1832 Johnson Rd., Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°11′57″N 77°24′24″W / 37.19917°N 77.40667°WCoordinates: 37°11′57″N 77°24′24″W / 37.19917°N 77.40667°W |
| Area | 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Petersburg Garden Club |
| Architectural style | naturalistic landscape |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000896[1] |
| VLR # | 123-0083 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 14, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | June 14, 2000[2] |
Lee Memorial Park is a historic park and national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes two contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures. They are the park superintendent's house, the bathhouse, Willcox Lake reservoir, the Civil War earthworks, the park's system of roadways, paths and trails, the park's general topography and the Lee Park Wild Flower and Bird Sanctuary created by the Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1940.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Donald G. Jone (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lee Memorial Park" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
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