837-843 Belmont Ave

Categories
  • Lower Rivermont
Address
837-843 Belmont Ave
Property Name
Row House
Date Built
1900
Architect
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Contractor
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Function
Multi-Family
Style & Architectural Description
Italianate. Rectangular, 2-story multiple dwelling with four 2-bay units. Main facade features quoined, rusticated-block and brick first story and projecting, shingled, second-story bays. Each of the 4 gable front entrance porches are supported by Tuscan columns. Building includes 2 basement levels that rise to street level and 2 stories above street grade.
Owners
  • 1900-1947 Unknown
  • 1947-1987 J. D. Holloran
  • 1987-1999 Roy A. Snow & Otey T. Jr.
  • 1999-Present Louella Wright
Anecdotal Information
The only row house built in Rivermont, it includes several sophisticated architectural features. Typically, row houses were constructed in more densely populated urban settings. Heavily damaged in the April 2018 tornado, the building is slowly being renovated.

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