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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

471 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Lower Rivermont
Address
471 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
R. J. Snead House
Date Built
1894
Architect
Edward G. Frye
Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. This large frame Queen Anne-style house consists of a central hipped roof with pedimented cross gable bay on north and south and projecting hip-roofed polygonal bays on east and west sides. Gable-roofed dormer features multi-paned windows and jig-sawn woodwork. Above the center window is decorative carved garland swag. 1-story porch has Doric columns and turned baluster. Windows have diamond-paned upper sash. A few windows were filled in. Modified to 4 apartments.
Owners
  • 1894-Unknown R. J. Snead
  • Unknown-1971 Clifton L. Snidow 
  • 1971 C. L. Snidow Estate
  • 1971-1982 Daard Incorporated
  • 1982-2016 William H. Crank
  • 2016-Present Across the Bridge LLC
Anecdotal Information
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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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