Franklin Street (Richmond)
West Franklin Street (and its extension, Monument Avenue) has been one of Richmond's most stylish residential addresses since the late 19th century.[3] In the late 19th century Monument Avenue was laid out as an extension of the 1200 block of West Franklin Street.[3] This block has housed a mix of different building types and functions, including two churches, a hospital, the largest apartment building in the historic district, and single-family homes of various architectural styles.[3]
At the West end of the 1200 block of Franklin Street stands the Stuart Monument, depicting Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart.[3] The Stuart Monument also marks the start of Monument Avenue, a stretch of road memorializing Confederate participants in the Civil War and Arthur Ashe, an international tennis star and Richmond native. The "Monument Avenue Historic District" is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]