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Aviary (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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The Aviary is a historic 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 and 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
. It is a Queen Anne-style structure erected in 1902. The multi-sided exhibition house was designed by the local architectural firm of Frye and 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.