United States ~epahmeritof the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form >is form IS for use in nomrnating Cr reauestlna determlnatlons for individual pro~eniesand districts. See rnst~ctionsin How ta Comdefe the Nafronal Regrster of Hisfonc Places fieglS;rafi~nForm (Natlonal Fqlster Bullet~n16A). Com~teteeacn Item by marxlng "x" in the aDpropnate box or :v enterrng tne lnformatlon reauestw. If an Item aOes not apply to tne properry being documented. enter "NIA" for "not applicable." For functions. arcnltectural ctasslficatJon. materials. 2nd areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategones from tne ~nsruarons.Place aaditional tntrles and narrative items on contrnuatlon sneers (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewnter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Robert Edward Lee Sculpture other nameskite number - - 2. Location - street & number Lee Park, Bounded by Market and Jefferson Streets and 1st and 2nd - not for publication Streets, N.E. - - .. , ^- Charlottedle -.., b. :xn - vicinity 003 72907 state Virginia code VA county ~~~rl~code zip code 3. StatelFederal Agency Certification - i As the designated authorrty under the National Histonc Preservation Act. as amended. I hereby certify that this nomination I- : L: request for deterrnlnatlon of eligibility meets the documentation standards for reg~steringprooenles In the Natlonal Reglsrer of : Historic- Places- and meets the PrOCwUral and professronal requirements set foRh in 36 CFR Pan 60. In nv oplnlon. the pf'Opey L meets - does not meet the Natlonal Register criteria. 1 recommend that this property be considered slgn~ficant ! - - - 5 nationally L statewde i: locally. (- See contlnuatron sheet for additional comments.) I Signature of cenlfy~ng~fftcia~tle Date I ! State or Federal agency and Dureau -- - - , I" mv o~rnlon.tne properry L meets L: does not meet tne Nat~onarReg~ster cntena. ('2See contlnuatlon sneet for additional comments.) I Signature of cornrnenung officiaiKitls Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification : nereov- cenlfy tnat the propeny IS: Signature 0i the Keeper Date or Actlon - enterea- ~n the Natronal Rearster. - See contlnuatron sneet. aetermrned eligrble tor tne Natlonal Regrster - See conttnuatlon sneer. determlned not ellglble for tne - Natronal Reglster. - removed from the Nat~onal Reglster. - - orner. [explain:) Lee Sculpture Mbsmrle Co., CA Name 01 Propew COU~Wana State 5. Ctassrticat~on Ownership of Properly Category of Property Numner of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check OWone oox) (Do not lnclude prevlousfy llsted resaurces ~nthe count.) private building(s) Contributing Noncontribubng public-~oca ~2distr~ct a 0 0 buildings -3 public-State 5 site 0 0 D public-Federal E structure sites i% i% object U 0 structures 1 0 objects 1 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if pmpeml 1s not pan of a munipla prowry listing.) in the National Register F- ymumencal Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in tnar~ottesnue,VA 6. Function or Use Histonc Functions Current Functions (Enter categories fmm innnrcllont) (Enter categories fmm ~nst~n~ons~ Uure: Work of Art Recreation 6 Culture: Work of .Art 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter caiegorles from insnunions) (Enter calegortes from rnstruct~ons~ Y IA foundation Pslestal: Gra~ce walls other Sculpture: Sronze Narrative Description ioewnoe tne hlSOrlC and current condition of the properm on one or more connnuatlon sheets.) See attached .Ubmrle Co.. VA Counry and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property UTM References (Place aodltlonal UTM references on a conrinuauon sneer.) , 117/ ~7121ii3,30~.~?l!2!1,501 3- ! ', I,! Zone Easrlng Nonnlng Zone iastlng' NorInlng ‘,1Il>l,,- l/,l ' L See contlnuatron sneet Verbal Boundary Description [DescnDe me bounoanes ot me propew on a contlnuauon sneet.) Boundary Justification j ex plan why the Ooundanes were selected cn a contlnuauon sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By crganlzarron date .April 13, 19% number 2737 Circle Drive telephone (919) 489-6368 27705 city or town hrh?m state NC zip code Additional Documentation SubmR the lollow~ngItems wltn me cornpletea form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 mlnute series) indicat~ngthe propeny's locat~on A Sketch map :or historic ClstnCtS ana propenies having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property Additional items [Checn wnh the SHPO or FPO !or anv addnlonal items) Property Owner IComplete ch~sitem at the reauen ot SHPO or FPO.) P.O. Sox 911 (804) 971-3182 street & number telephone c~fyor town Charlottenrrlle state "A zip code 22902 Paperwork Reduction Act Statemen(: Tics tnformatlon 1s belng collmed tor appl~cauonsto the Natlonal Reg~nerot Hcnonc Places to nomrnate prooenles tor lhst~ngor Oetermlne el~g~bllihi!Of IIRlng, lo 1~3Propenles. and to amena ex~stlngilstrngs. Response to th!s reques ts requlred lo ocratn a Denetlt in accoroance wltn the National Hlnonc Preservatton ~ct.as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 seq.) Wrnated ~urdenS@temem: Public repomng buden for this form e esnmated to average 18.1 hours per re-u, indmnrne lor renanng ~nstrumions,gatnenng and mantmnlng data an0 mrnpteung and rmsumg the Ion. Direct cornmane regamlng thts burden esumue or any aspea ot MIS form to the Chi. .mmm~-ttve Ohm. Nattod Park Semce. P.0. BOX 37127 Wa~hinglon.DC 20013.7111: and me O(hur o( Management and Budget. PWmofa ReduRI0~Pmle (10244018). Washtngon. DC 20503. NPS h lo- iRn -, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Robert Edward Lee Sculpture Section number 7 Page 1 Albemarle County, Vigima Description: The monumental figurative sculpture of Robert Edward Lee is the second of four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire and the last of three he gave to the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, during the years 1919 to 1924. McIntire wished to make a place worthy of the likeness of the most distinguished Confederate general when, on 28 May 1917, he purchased as a setting for the sculpture, a city block of 45,435 square feet bounded by Jefferson and Market Streets and by First and Second Streets NE.1 Over the next year he demolished the 1829 Southall-Venable home on the site and created a formal landscaped square, now known as Lee Park, which was the first of four parks he eventually gave to Charlottesville. Today, wide concrete walkways lead into the park at each comer and along First Street, and they converge on a central plaza where boxwood, Japanese holly, and lemon balm surround the heroic-sized bronze figures of Lee and his horse, Traveller, atop their oval-shaped granite pedestal. For Paul McIntire the sculpture of Lee proved most troublesome. When Henry Shrady was commissioned to execute the sculpture in 1917, McIntire could not have known that almost seven years would elapse before the bronze portraits of Lee and Traveller were finally erected in Charlottesville. Chronically ill, Shrady worked very slowly and died before the work was finished. Subsequently, Leo Lentelli completed the sculpture in 1924 and when it was cast at the Roman Bronze Works of Brooklyn, New York, the piece was signed CONCENED BY SHRADY - EXECUTED BY LEO LENTELLI SC. 1924. Lentelli, however, did not give Lee and Traveller the vitality Shrady had envisioned, for Shrady's small model of the sculpture, now at the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in Charlottesville, shows animation, while Lentelli's larger figures are quieter but more dignified and powerful. Lentelli's Lee is solemn as he sits upright on his horse. He is in uniform with gloved hands but is not wearing the hat Shrady's model shows. lnstead his proper right arm is carried down and he holds the hat in his proper right hand against the horse's side. His proper left arm is bent and he restrains Traveller with the reins in his proper left hand. Lee's legs extend down along the horse's sides almost stiffly and his boots are supported in stirrups covered with broad spats. A sword on his proper left is suspended from his waist as if it would be available quickly should he need it. Lentelli has made a large and important Traveller. The horse is depicted at a brisk walk with his proper left front leg extended forward and his proper right hind leg elevated. His regal tail is arched out behind his body to show his impatience while Lee reins him in. Lee United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Robert Edward Lee Sculpture Section numbers 7&8 Pages 2 &1 Albemarle County, Virginia has Traveller well in hand, but the horse's neck is overbent and his mouth is open as he pulls against the bit. The sculpture is approximately 26 feet high, 12 feet long, and eight feet wide at the bottom of the pedestal. A bright green patina, the result of oxidation from 71 years of exposure, is notable on the bronze figures. Heavy streaks of corrosion extend down the general's torso and the horse's face and chest and along his shoulders and flanks onto the base of the sculpture and the pedestal. Dark striated discoloration is prominent 'on the sides of the pedestal beneath the figure of the horse. Shrady selected architect Walter Blair to design the oval-shaped pedestal of smooth pink granite that supports Lee and Traveller, and it was executed by Lloyd Brothers Memorials, of Washington, D. C. On the east face, the rounded front of the pedestal, Blair placed a fighting eagle with wings expanded and almost surrounded by oak leaves, while on the west face, the rounded rear of the pedestal, he balanced the eagle and oak leaves with a wreath of laurel.