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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.

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2807 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Upper Rivermont
Address
2807
Property Name
Robert V. Baughan House
Date Built
1912
Architect
McLaughlin & Johnson
Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Bungalow/Craftsman. 2 1/2-story, 3-bay stuccoed brick house with wide overhanging eaves, hip-roofed dormers and 1-story porch with paired stuccoed brick piers. House has numerous architectural touches suggesting Stanhope Johnson-pyramidal dentils, Craftsman-style sidelights and transom, matching shutters and porch balustrade design. Date of application of stucco is uncertain. Addition to the rear and added 1 more apartment in 1941.
Owners
  • 1912 Robert V. Baughan
  • 1913-1941 Unknown
  • 1941-1946 Melissa W. Dunn
  • 1946-1958 F. T. & Mary R. Spruce
  • 1958-1966 Betty B. Patterson
  • 1966-1975 Aileen G. Hamner
  • 1975-1999 Garland M. & Mary B. Gay Jr.
  • 1999-Present Angie R. Jones
Anecdotal Information
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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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