Lee Memorial Park
National Register of Historic Places

Lee Memorial Park

Petersburg (Independent City), Petersburg County, Virginia
Listed
August 13, 2000
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
00000896

About this property

Legends Park (Formerly 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. As part of the W.P.A. project, Petersburg artist Bessie Niemeyer Marshall painted 238 watercolors of Lee Park herbarium specimens. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

1832 Johnson Rd.
Petersburg (Independent City), Petersburg County, Virginia
37.20143, -77.40689

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTBLACKLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Lee Memorial Park listed on the National Register?

Lee Memorial Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Lee Memorial Park?

Lee Memorial Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lee Memorial Park?

The period of significance for Lee Memorial Park is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1935.

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