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Carytown in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Byrd Theatre

 
 
Byrd Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2020
1. Byrd Theatre Marker
Inscription.
Built 1928
Fred A. Bishop, Architect
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainmentNotable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
 
Location. 37° 33.134′ N, 77° 28.671′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Carytown. It is on West Cary Street east of South Sheppard Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2908 W Cary St, Richmond VA 23221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kenmore (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander (about 600 feet away); 103 South Boulevard (about 600 feet away); Wakefield (about 600 feet away); Fairfax (about 600 feet away); Southland (about 700 feet away); 115 South Boulevard (about 700 feet away); Six North Boulevard (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
 
Also see . . .  The Byrd Theatre Foundation. (Submitted on July 4, 2020.)
 
Byrd Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2020
2. Byrd Theatre Marker
Byrd Theatre image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2020
3. Byrd Theatre
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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