Aviary (Lynchburg, Virginia)

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 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]

Aviary
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Aviary, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
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Location	402 Grove St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°24′8″N 79°9′47″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1902 (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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]