1105-1111 Rivermont Ave

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  • Lower Rivermont
Address
1105-1111 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
Carey House
Date Built
1905
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Transition Queen Anne/Colonial Revival. 2-story, 6-bay hip-roofed frame. Each unit has 1-story, 2-bay porch with modillion cornice, Tuscan columns, and turned balusters. Most sash have 9/1 panes although there are diamond-paned casement windows on the first story. Building was doubled in size by addition of 2-story, 6-bay gable-roofed wing with 3 additional units connected by 1-story hyphen.
Owners
  • 1905 
  • Unknown-1970 P. G. Cosby Jr.
  • 1970-1971 Beverly R. Cosby et al
  • 1971-1976 Beverly R. Cosby
  • 1976-1986 Beverly R. & Peter G. Cosby
  • 1986-1988 Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship Incorporated
  • 1988-Present Carey House LTD Partnership and Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship INC
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, in 1933 nurse Marjorie Watts and from 1935-1936 nurse Jamie Coats lived here.

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