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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.

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1913 Rivermont Ave

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Address
1913
Property Name
O. B. Barker House
Date Built
1929
Architect
Johnson & Brannan
Contractor
W. T. Jones
Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Tudor Revival. 1 1/2-story, 3-bay brick house with steeply-pitched gable roof. Entrance bay projects at northwest corner with jerkinhead roof. Porch on front is enclosed with screens.
Owners
  • 1959-1962 Thomas M. and Phyllis A. Sweeney 
  • 1962-1977 William H. and Patricia C. Crank
  • 1977-2005 T. Ashby III and Nollner M. Watts 
  • 2005-2006 Nelly M. Branden 
  • 2006-2013 Gary R. and Eileen F. Cantrell 
  • 2013-Present Jerrod M. and Amanda H. Ruhl 
Anecdotal Information
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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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