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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

838 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Lower Rivermont
Address
838 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
James B. Lee House
Date Built
1902
Architect
Frye & Chesterman
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. Tall 2 1/2-story frame with hip-roofed and 1 gable-roofed front dormer. 2 projecting bays on front, 1 with pedimented gable roof with shingled facade and oval window. Windows are mostly 1/1 sash but there are diamond-paned windows flanking front door and a round-arched window is on the northwest elevation.
Owners
  • 1902-1931 Unknown
  • 1931-1980 Maude Coffee & Eunice E. Lee
  • 1980-1984 Ellyn Hartzler Cowles
  • 1984-1987 James B. Garrett Jr.
  • 1987-1990 James B. & Kathleen L. Garrett Jr.
  • 1990-1998 Nancy Vanhall & Ernest L. Stump Jr.
  • 1998-2003 Timothy & Barbara Weldon
  • 2003-2007 Catherine J. Smith
  • 2007-2019 Melkin LLC
  • 2019-Present Andrew and Julie Arlington
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1946-1947 nurse Lilly Hardy lived here.

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Contact Us

Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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