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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

2721 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Upper Rivermont
Address
2721
Property Name
Joseph L. Armstrong House
Date Built
1893
Architect
Walter P. Tinsley
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2 1/2-story, gable-roofed frame Queen Anne-style house with central projecting bay and 2-story rear wing. Attic story of gable ends are covered with patterned wood shingles. Wraparound porch has Eastlake-style trim, chamfered posts, and turned balusters. Most windows have 1/1 sash.
Owners
  • 1893-1936 Unknown
  • 1936-1954 Mary C. Johnson
  • 1954-1961 Anne J. Easley
  • 1961-1962 Mary C. Johnson Estate 1962 Anne E. Walden
  • 1962-2015 Robert C. & Beverly H. Hailey
  • 2015-2018 Robert C. Hailey
  • 2018-Present Robert C. and Laurence Hailey 
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, in 1932 nurses Ella Dillard and Mary E. Gowen lived here.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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