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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

439 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Lower Rivermont
Address
439 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
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Date Built
1897
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2 1/2-story, 3-bay wide frame house has tall hipped roof with metal cresting and ball finials. Projecting polygonal bay with pedimented gable and single lunette window is on the northwest corner. 1-story porch has Doric columns and turned balustrade. A 2-story porch is on the rear. Covered in vinyl siding and front dormer sealed. Modified to 4 apartments.
Owners
  • 1897-1931 Unknown
  • 1931-1939 F. J. Adkinson
  • 1939-1970 Erna Keith Adkinson
  • 1970-1973 Neville K. Adkinson
  • 1973-1974 William P. & Marilyn W. Hoffman
  • 1974-2001 William H. & Nancy K. Young
  • 2001-2012 William H. & Patricia C. Crank
  • 2012-2016 William H. Crank
  • 2016-Present Across the Bridge LLC
Anecdotal Information
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Contact Us

Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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