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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

1601-1603 Rivermont Ave

Categories
Address
1601-1603
Property Name
David C. Smith House
Date Built
1909
Architect
Heard & Cardwell
Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival/Foursquare. 2-story, 3-bay, hip-roofed frame with modillion cornice and 2-gable-roofed dormers on the main facade. 1-story porch has fluted piers and simple balustrade. Window treatments include tripartite, casement, fixed-pane sash. Modified to duplex.
Owners
  • 1909-Unknown
  • Unknown-1984 Elizabeth H. Cooper
  • 1984-1985 Elizabeth H. Cooper
  • 1985-1997 Henry A. Hallstrom
  • 1997-2012 Brad Bullock
  • 2012-Present Brad Bullock and Sabita Manian
Anecdotal Information
Interview with Brad Bullock on July 8, 2010: Brad Bullock came to Lynchburg in the summer of 1987 to work at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (now Randolph College). He moved onto Rivermont Avenue in 1997. The house had been made into a duplex, which he rented out, and as of 2010 he had plans to convert it back into a single family home. While structurally sound, some of the house had been changed when converted into a duplex such as the stairwell that leads to the upstairs apartment. Brad is a founding member of the Rivermont Historic District which became the Friends of Rivermont Historical Society.

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Contact Us

Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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