2021 Rivermont Ave
Categories
Address
2021
Property Name
William W. Couch House
Date Built
1913
Architect
McLaughlin & Johnson
Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. Classic, 2-story, 3-bay double-pile, hip-roofed with corner pilasters, dentil cornice, gable-roofed dormers and wood-shingled exterior. Porch has paired Corinthian columns on bases. Windows have 15/1 sash. Door has arched fanlight transom. Modified to 2 apartments. There is a secondary building: 2-car garage with wood shingle siding and hipped slate roof and lean-to of standing seam tin.
Owners
- 1913-1915 W. W. Couch
- 1915-1923 Claudine B. Couch
- 1923-1941 W. H. Bowles
- 1941-1953 Ida C. Bowles
- 1953-1994 James K. & Gertrude M. Paulette
- 1994-2007 Ruth H. Paulette
- 2007-2008 Donna M. Donovan
- 2008-2014 Donna M. & Martin Donovan
- 2014-2017 David and Jennifer Nasser
- 2017-Present Kevin and Nancy Brandt
Anecdotal Information
Designed by architect J. M. B. Lewis, and built in 1913, this is the largest and most elaborate of the many Queen Anne-style residences along Rivermont Avenue, as well as one of the best examples of Lewis' work in Lynchburg. Garage is an exceptional example of this style applied to an outbuilding. The second most expensive residence built in Lynchburg in 1913; the Gilliam Residence, 405 Madison Street was the first.
