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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

3116 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Upper Rivermont
Address
3116
Property Name
Charles R. Shumate/Perkins House
Date Built
1919
Architect
Stanhope Johnson
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. 2 1/2-story frame house, with 9 bays laid out in a 3-part plan with a 5-bay center section and two side wings. The side-gable roof features 3 gable-roofed dormers with pilasters and round-head windows. Elaborate modillion cornice includes gutae and a Greek fret motif. Main entrance features Corinthian columns, sidelights, transom and elaborate entablature.
Owners
  • 1919-1944 India F. Shumate
  • 1944-1968 W. R. Perkins Jr.
  • 1968-1991 Margaret K. Perkins
  • 1991-Present Sarah P. Smither
Anecdotal Information
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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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