2501 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Business
  • Upper Rivermont
Address
2501
Property Name
Gallery 720
Date Built
1890
Architect
--
Contractor
--
Function
Business
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2-story,2-bay hip-roofed frame house with projecting gable-roofed bays on east and north. Gable ends have shingles and Palladian window. Wraparound porch has elaborate jig-sawn balustrade with chamfered posts.
Owners
  • 1890-1940 Unknown
  • 1940-1940 Mamie Spencer
  • 1940-1978 J.H. & Thelma Montague
  • 1978-1979 Rosalie D. Basten
  • 1979-1982 Rivermont Company
  • 1982-1999 George T. Stewart
  • 1999-2000 Lilian E. Stewart
  • 2000-Present Lilian E. Stewart Trustee
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1916-1917 the Welcome Inn Restaurant was located here. Serving as a residence for subsequent decades, in 1984 Gallery 720 Frame Shop opened at this location.

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Gerard Sherayko

Department of History

Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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