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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

2311 Rivermont Ave

Categories
Address
2311
Property Name
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Date Built
1920
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Bungalow/Craftsman. 2 1/2 story, 3-bay hip-roofed frame house with 1-story porch on front with Doric columns and 1-story porte-cochere on the east. Hip-roofed dormers are on all elevations. House has full basement in rear. Screened porch on west side with flat roof matching roof on east side over porte-cochere.
Owners
  • 1920-1934 Unknown
  • 1934-1937 George W. Burford
  • 1937-1970 Katherine Raffalovich
  • 1970-1989 Glenn H. Michael
  • 1989-1989 Geraldine B. Michael
  • 1989-1999 Jerome A. & Treva M. Babcock
  • 1999-2004 Deborah L. King
  • 2004-2010 Laurin A. Jr. & Elisabeth S. Wollan
  • 2010-Present Mark N. & Amber S. Haskew
Anecdotal Information
Interview with Mark & Amber Haskew on June 28, 2010: Mark and Amber Haskew have lived in their home on since 2010. The house is said to not sit squarely on the original lot, so the lot had to be extended to the neighbor’s property. Where the original kitchen was, is now a living room. The house also features a sunroom.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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