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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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2239 Rivermont Ave

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Address
2239
Property Name
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Date Built
1922
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Bungalow/Craftsman. 1 1/2-story, 3-bay gable-roofed house with overhanging eaves. 1-story, gable-roofed porch has stuccoed brick piers and a wood railing. Shed-roofed dormer. Date when stucco applied is not known. Wooden steps to second level on west are not original.
Owners
  • 1922-1990 Unknown
  • 1990-1996 Thomas H. & Elaine C. Hailey
  • 1996-2002 Willis A. Turner Jr. 
  • 2002 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
  • 2002 Ronald N. Roseveare Jr.
  • 2002-Present William D. & Sarah H. Bare
Anecdotal Information
Interview with William Bare on June 18, 2015: William Bare and his wife have lived in their home on Rivermont since September 2002 after beginning work at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (now Randolph College). The house had previously been made into two apartments with access stairs. It has since been converted back into a single family home and the outside stairs have been taken off. He and his son frequent Riverside Park which is just across the street.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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