2525 Rivermont Ave
Categories
- Upper Rivermont
- Business
Address
2525
Property Name
R.H. Sharp House
Date Built
1904
Architect
Burnham & Lewis
Contractor
C.L. Lewis
Function
Business
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. Tall 2 1/2-story, 3-bay hip-roofed frame building with projecting gable-roofed wings on the west and south. Polygonal bay is on the east. House has dentil cornice, fish-scale slate roof and corbel chimneys. Wraparound porch has Tuscan columns, turned balusters and pedimented gable with center raised decorative motif over entrance bay. Windows have lozenge-shaped panes on upper sash.
Owners
- Unknown-1946 Dorothy A. Gilliam
- 1946-1970 Harry E. Gilliam
- 1970 Dorothy G. Snavely
- 1970 Henry E. & William E. Gilliam
- 1970-1972 Henry E. Jr. & Nancy G. Gilliam
- 1972-1977 Nancy G. Gilliam
- 1977-1978 David D. & Leslie M. Basten
- 1978-1979 David D. Basten
- 1979-1980 David D. & Louis B. Basten
- 1980-Unknown R. Tucker Kirk
- Unknown-1983 Louis B. Basten III
- 1983-1985 Louis B. Basten III
- 1985-Present Lynchburg Hose & Fire Insurance
Anecdotal Information
Today it is the home of The Mid-State Group.
