Academy of Music (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Academy of Music | |
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Academy of Music, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 | |
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| Location | 522—526 Main St., Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°25′1″N 79°8′44″W / 37.41694°N 79.14556°WCoordinates: 37°25′1″N 79°8′44″W / 37.41694°N 79.14556°W |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Frye, E.G.; Chesterman, Aubrey |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000340[1] |
| VLR # | 118-0001 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
The Academy of Music is a historic theatre building located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The three story theater was built 1904–05 in the Beaux Arts style with a Neoclassical interior. It was designed by E.G. Frye and Aubrey Chesterman. It is one of the only surviving legitimate theaters of the turn-of-the-century period in Virginia. Some of the more notable European and American names to appear on its stage included Ignace Paderewski, Anna Pavlova, Sarah Bernhardt, Alma Gluck, DeWolf Hopper, Otis Skinner, John Drew and Mrs. Patrick Campbell.[3] In 2008, the Lynchburg Academy of Fine Arts received a $245,000 earmark from Representative Bob Goodlatte from the Community Development Fund of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, for renovations to the building.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Academy of Music" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ↑ "Appropriations Report Language – Conference". Academy of Music earmark. Office of Management and Budget. 2008-11-21.
External links
Media related to Academy of Music (Lynchburg, Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Lynchburg Online website
- Academy of Music, Main & Sixth Streets, Lynchburg, VA: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
