1716 Rivermont Ave
Categories
- Middle Rivermont
Address
1716
Property Name
Michael and Elizabeth Kirshner House
Date Built
1904
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Queen Anne. Complex Queen Anne style with hipped roof, projecting polygonal bay on southwest corner, wraparound porch, second floor balcony and two porjecting dormers. Windows have diamond-pane upper sash. Addition to rear in 1939.
Owners
- 1891-1904 Rivermont Co,.
- 1904-1910 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kirshner
- 1910-1917 W.J. Almond
- 1917-1923 Aline M. Almond
- 1923-1925 W.B. Brown
- 1925-1975 M.S. & Annie P. Logwood
- 1975-1977 Richard D. & Judith E. Pasicvnik
- 1977-1978 Robert F. & Pamela Ferrell
- 1978-2005 George B. Clark
- 2005-Present Roger G. & Janice K. Garfield
Anecdotal Information
The home was built for Michael Kirshner and family. Kirshner was an engineer for the United Cigarette Machine Co in Lynchburg. W.J. Almond was president of Almond Dry Goods store located on Main St. M.S. Logwood was the proprietor of Diamond Hill Pharmacy from 1925-37.The home was converted to apartments most probably in the 1920s. It has been restored to a single-family home by the current owners.
