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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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1528 Rivermont Ave

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Address
1528
Property Name
Charles H. Spencer House
Date Built
1911
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2 1/2-story, 3-bay frame with hip-roofed and projecting gable-roofed wings on all 4 sides. Each bay has a pedimented attic story, diamond-paned windows. Polygonal tower with an octagonal roof is located on southeast corner of the house. Wraparound porch curves at the corners. Modified to 2 apartments. The last Queen Anne styled tower house to be built in Lynchburg. There is a secondary building: open shed in back with metal roof.
Owners
  • 1911-1955 Charles H. Spencer
  • 1955-1971 Ellie White Spencer
  • 1971-1984 James A. & Isabelle J. McKenna
  • 1984-1987 Isabelle J. McKenna
  • 1987-1993 Odelle J. Pugh
  • 1993-Present Ariandna R. McKenna
Anecdotal Information
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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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