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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

3401 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Upper Rivermont
Address
3401 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
Edward M. Dawson, Jr.
Date Built
1949
Architect
Pendleton S. Clark
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. 2-story, 3-bay double-pile with walls laid in Flemish bond and a hipped roof with interior chimneys. House features front and reach porches and a pedimented door surround with fluted pilasters and triglyph and metope entablature.
Owners
  • 1949-1962 Edward M. Jr. & Judith A. Dawson
  • 1962-1981 Judith A. Dawson
  • 1981-1982 Jeanne A. Padgett
  • 1982-1998 J. Thomas Jr. & Betty L. Sydnor
  • 1998-Present Mark E. & Terri S. O'Hara
Anecdotal Information
Interview with Thomas Sydnor on June 23, 2010: Thomas Sydnor lived in the house for many years. The house features an unfinished basement. The house has four bedrooms. He and his wife had air conditioning put in while living there.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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