1528 Rivermont Ave

Categories
  • Middle Rivermont
Address
1528
Property Name
Charles H. Spencer House
Date Built
1911
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. 2 1/2-story, 3-bay frame with hip-roofed and projecting gable-roofed wings on all 4 sides. Each bay has a pedimented attic story, diamond-paned windows. Polygonal tower with an octagonal roof is located on southeast corner of the house. Wraparound porch curves at the corners. Modified to 2 apartments. The last Queen Anne styled tower house to be built in Lynchburg. There is a secondary building: open shed in back with metal roof.
Owners
  • 1911-1955 Charles H. Spencer
  • 1955-1971 Ellie White Spencer
  • 1971-1984 James A. & Isabelle J. McKenna
  • 1984-1987 Isabelle J. McKenna
  • 1987-1993 Odelle J. Pugh
  • 1993-Present Ariandna R. McKenna
Anecdotal Information
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