Jeb Stuart and the Stuart Court Apartments - Richmond Virginia
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Jeb Stuart and the Stuart Court Apartments - Richmond Virginia
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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The statue of J.E.B. Stuart in front of the Stuart Court Apartments on historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Sculpted by artist Frederick Moynihan, it was unveiled in 1907 in Stuart Square. The 15-foot-tall equestrian bronze statue is mounted on a 7 1/2 half foot granite pedestal. The most animated of the Monument Avenue statues, the horse’s right foot is raised, and Stuart is portrayed turned in the saddle.
Confederate General James Ewell Brown “J.E.B.” Stuart was a Major General and chief of cavalry in the Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America. Considered the eyes and ears of Robert E. Lee’s army, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern in 1864 and died in Richmond just a few blocks away from where his monument is located .
In the background is the Stuart Court Apartments. Dating to 1924, it is one of the youngest structures on the circle. At ten stories tall, this building is also one of the tallest in the urban section of Monument Avenue. The simple planes of the facade are adorned with quoins and Georgian Revival window moldings. At the upper reaches, there are eclectic ornamental panels vaguely Moorish in origin.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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February 3rd, 2020
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