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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

1808 Rivermont Ave

Categories
Address
1808
Property Name
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Date Built
1908
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2-story, hip-roofed, 4-bay frame with projecting gable-roofed bays on the south and west. Wraparound porch has Tuscan columns. Upper sash has multi-pan lights. Vinyl siding and second front door added.
Owners
  • 1908-Unknown
  • Unknown-1937 E. R. Collins
  • 1937-1960 Mattie H. Parson 
  • 1960 Adrian L. Parson
  • 1960-2000 Robert S. Ferrell Jr.
  • 2000-2005 Robert S. Ferrell Jr.
  • 2005-2012 Brian C. Young
  • 2012-2016 Raymond Wallace 
  • 2016-2020 Brian Hofmann
  • 2020-Present Robert T. Rowe
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1943-1944 nurses Virginia Rose and Dorothy Jennings lived here.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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