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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.

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1310 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Middle Rivermont
  • Business
Address
1310
Property Name
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Date Built
1895
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Transition Queen Anne/Colonial Revival. Tall, 2 1/2-story, 3-bay, hip-roofed, frame house with projecting gable-roofed bays on north, south, west sides. Attic stories of each bay are pedimented, sheathed with shingles and features tripartite windows. 2-story front porch includes turned posts and balusters. Upper sash of many windows have multi-lights and colored glass. Asbestos shingles covered in vinyl siding. Added beauty shop on 1st floor. Removed side porch and put on 2nd front porch 1926.
Owners
  • 1895-1938 Unknown
  • 1938-1988 James M. Ayers 
  • 1988 Richard M. & Sherida D. Ayers
  • 1988-1992 Robert L. & Kimberly O. Mayhew
  • 1992-1994 Bradford P. & Robin L. Wilson 
  • 1994 Richard M. & Sherida D. Ayers 
  • 1994-1999 Dixie C. Gent
  • 1999-2000 Mulberry Corporation 
  • 2000 Gloria M. Price et al
  • 2000-2012 L. Michele Howard & Gloria M. Price
  • 2012-2018 Gloria M. Price
  • 2018-Present Ryan D. & Emily Plice
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1937-1985 Nellie Ayers' Beauty Shop was located here.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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