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WELCOME TO RIVERMONT AVENUE

Welcome to the Rivermont Avenue Heritage Trust, the official website of the Friends of Rivermont Historical Society.

The Rivermont Avenue subdivision was planned as a residential suburb of Lynchburg in the early 1890s. The name “Rivermont” can be traced to the 1850s’ property of William Daniel, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Hannah Cabell. This original property stretched from near Point of Honor to the current Rivermont Avenue.

Tour Properties

1129 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Lower Rivermont
Address
1129 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
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Date Built
1897
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Transition Queen Anne/Colonial Revival. Tall 2-story, complex hip-roofed frame house with wide eaves, slate roof, and covered entirely with stucco. 2-story curved bay with conical roof forms a tower on the northwest corner. Wraparound porch has tin roof and all posts are stuccoed.
Owners
  • 1897 Unknown
  • Unknown-1985 Rivermont Avenue Associates
  • 1985-1991 Engel Properties
  • 1991-2006 Lynwood J. Dodson
  • 2006-Present William & Daisy van Opstal
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1938-1939 unnamed nurses lived here.

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Contact Us

Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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