Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Arthur Ashe Boulevard is a historic street in the near the West End of Richmond, Virginia, providing access to Byrd Park. It serves as the border between Carytown and the Museum District to the west and the Fan district to the east.Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: historic district in Richmond, Virginia
- Also known as: “Boulevard” and “Boulevard Historic District”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Robinson House.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Robinson House
Historic building
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Robinson House, also known as The Grove, Main Building, and Fleming Hall, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. Robinson House is situated 540 feet north of Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
Virginia Historical Society
Museum
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. Virginia Historical Society is situated 880 feet north of Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Museum District and Carytown.
Museum District
The Museum District is a district in Richmond, Virginia. In 1993, after many years of work this neighborhood was recognized as a Federal and State Historic District.
Carytown
Neighborhood
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carytown is an urban retail district in Richmond, Virginia; it is along Cary Street at the southern end of the Museum District. Located west of the historic Fan District, Carytown has an eclectic flavor and includes more than 230 shops, restaurants, and offices.
The Fan
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fan is a district in Richmond, Virginia. It is named The Fan because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" the Fan, just ask a variety of Richmonders.
Arthur Ashe Boulevard
- Categories: historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.55564° or 37° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
-77.474° or 77° 28′ 26″ westOpen location code
8794HG4G+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 236144759OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q14712053
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Slovenian—“Arthur Ashe Boulevard” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Historia Distrikto de la Bulvardo”
- French: “Boulevard Historic District”
- Slovenian: “Boulevard”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library and Tikvat Israel.
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