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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

1459-1461 Rivermont Ave

Categories
Address
1459-1461
Property Name
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Date Built
1905
Architect
Edward G. Frye
Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. 2 1/2-story, 4-bay gable-roofed frame house with pedimented gable ends and gable-roofed dormer on north facade. Entrances are located on north and northeast facades. Wraparound porch features narrow columns and turned balustrades. 2-story rear porch is recent addition.
Owners
  • 1905-1979 Unknown
  • 1979-1985 Missouri Chambers
  • 1985-1991 Clayton A. Thomas
  • 1991-2006 Mrs. A. B. Jones
  • 2006-Present David W. Jones Sr.
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1949-1962 physician Duncan White lived here.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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