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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.

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845 Belmont Ave

Categories
  • Lower Rivermont
Address
845 Belmont Ave
Property Name
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Date Built
1906
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2-story, 4-bay hip-roofed frame with projecting polygonal bay and set on a raised brick foundation. Queen Anne details include fish-scale roof shingles and diamond-shaped window panes. 1-story, 1-bay wing is attached to the rear.
Owners
  • 1906-1953 Unknown
  • 1953-1960 C. W. & Bessie W. Harding
  • 1960-1982 Bessie W. Harding 
  • 1982 Mary Ellen Harding & Charles W. Bailey
  • 1982-1985 Mary Ellen Harding Bailey
  • 1985-2005 Diane C. & David P. Harmis
  • 2005-Present Julio Uchimura and Mary Stewart
Anecdotal Information
Interview with Julio Uchimura on June 9, 2010: As of 2010, Julio Uchimura had owned his property on Belmont Street for seven years. The house was built in 1906. The house was previously subdivided into apartments before being restored into a single family home. A back porch was added on later and the house still features wood siding .

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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