Aviary (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Aviary | |
 Aviary, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 | |
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| Location | 402 Grove St., Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′8″N 79°9′47″W / 37.40222°N 79.16306°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Frye & Chesterman |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004309[1] |
| VLR No. | 118-0155 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | April 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, born at Lynchburg, later 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]
