Monroe Park Towers

Monroe Park Towers is an apartment building in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia which is located on West Franklin Street. Monroe Park Towers is situated nearby to the university building Lindsey House, as well as near the apartment building The Prestwould.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond and Monroe Park.

Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond

Arts center

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Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU in Richmond, also known as the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, is an arts center at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond is situated 660 feet north of Monroe Park Towers.

Monroe Park

Park

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Monroe Park is a 7.5 acres landscaped park 1 mile northwest of the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia. It is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States.

Altria Theater

Theater building

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The Altria Theater, sometimes referred to as "the Mosque," in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, and is the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Altria Theater is situated 1,200 feet west of Monroe Park Towers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monroe Ward and Jackson Ward.

Monroe Ward

Neighborhood

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Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

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Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.