1016 Rivermont Ave
Categories
- Lower Rivermont
- Business
Address
1016 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
W. D. Diuguid Funeral Home
Date Built
1931
Architect
Clark & Crowe
Contractor
W. T. Jones
Function
Business
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial/Georgian Revival. 2-story gable-roofed brick with gable end entrance with double door and broken arched pediment. Secondary entrance has arched transom. 1-story gable-roofed wing on the east contains chapel. A tall 2-story brick tower with wooden balustrade is on the north. There is an attached garage on the northwest side. Windows are 6/6 sash on the upper level and 9/6 on the lower.
Owners
- 1931-2005 W. D. Diuguid Incorporated
- 2005-2006: Ray O. Turner
- 2006-Present: JT&T LLC
Anecdotal Information
Diuguid Funeral Home was the successor to G.A. Diuguid Company which established undertaking and cabinietmaking in Lynchburg in 1817. The building is currently Davis and Turner Funeral Service.
