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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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1456 Rivermont Ave

Categories
Address
1456
Property Name
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Date Built
1895
Architect
Edward G. Frye
Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 1-story, gable-roofed frame house with 2-story, 2-bay front section. This has pedimented gable and with a shingled face, Palladian window, recessed porch on the second floor with Eastlake trim and an arched window. 1-story porch has arched bays and shingled front. Double doors include transom. Modified to duplex. Rivermont Company speculative house.
Owners
  • 1895-1926 Unknown
  • 1926-1932 S. W. Hughes
  • 1932-1980 Mildred M. Hughes
  • 1980-1981 Mildred M. Hughes Estate
  • 1981-1984 Sharon W. Berry
  • 1984-1993 Arther G. & Judy B. Smith
  • 1993-2002 Timothy A. & Barbara A. Dunford
  • 2002-2008 Glenn A. & Deborah T. Rae
  • 2008-Present Marilyn Bousquin & Stephen M. Dawson
Anecdotal Information
This house, one of the earliest in Rivermont, was built as a "Model Home" by the Rivermont Land Company around 1895. Architect was probably Edward G. Frye. Another one like it is located at Rivermont Avenue and Wall Street in the lower Rivermont section.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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