1008 Rivermont Ave

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  • Lower Rivermont
Address
1008 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
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Date Built
1905
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. Long, narrow 2-story, 2-bay, hip-roofed frame house with pedimented gable end and gable-roofed entrance bay. 1-story porch has dentil cornice, Tuscan columns and turned balusters. Most windows have 1/1 sash although there is a multi-pane attic window and multi-pane sidelights and transom.
Owners
  • 1905-1943 Unknown
  • 1943-1977 Lewis Douglas & Mildred Feguson Staton
  • 1977-1979 Katherine D. Naff
  • 1979-1983 Cindy N. Delisser
  • 1983-1992 Samuel L. & Alvin O. Rucker
  • 1992-Present Samuel L. & Wilma K. E. Rucker
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1950-1953 this seems to have been a tourist home run by Mildred Staton. From 1963-1970 nurse Alice Roakes lived here.

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Randolph College
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