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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

2301 Rivermont Ave

Categories
Address
2301
Property Name
Clinton Dewitt House
Date Built
1912
Architect
McLaughlin & Johnson
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Spanish Colonial. Large, 2-story, 3-bay hip roofed, stuccoed brick house. Dentil cornice and bracketed eaves, tile roof and molded trim. 1-story porch has paired square piers, paneled balustrade on roof and lone flight of steps. Second porch on west side.
Owners
  • 1912-1947 Unknown
  • 1947-1956 Julia L. Jett
  • 1956-1977 Aldah Larew
  • 1977-1985 John I. & Susan E. Prioletti
  • 1985-2000 Lee S. Jr. & Mary E. Booth
  • 2000-2016 Stephen E. & Kathy B. Morris
  • 2016-2017 LKC Investments LLC
  • 2017-Present Allen and Corann Harper 
Anecdotal Information
One of the best examples of the work of Stanhope Johnson in the so-called "Spanish Georgian Style", it closely resembles the Gillian House on Garland Hill. House dates from 1912

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Contact Us

Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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