838 Rivermont Ave
Categories
- Lower Rivermont
Address
838 Rivermont Ave
Property Name
James B. Lee House
Date Built
1902
Architect
Frye & Chesterman
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. Tall 2 1/2-story frame with hip-roofed and 1 gable-roofed front dormer. 2 projecting bays on front, 1 with pedimented gable roof with shingled facade and oval window. Windows are mostly 1/1 sash but there are diamond-paned windows flanking front door and a round-arched window is on the northwest elevation.
Owners
- 1902-1931 Unknown
- 1931-1980 Maude Coffee & Eunice E. Lee
- 1980-1984 Ellyn Hartzler Cowles
- 1984-1987 James B. Garrett Jr.
- 1987-1990 James B. & Kathleen L. Garrett Jr.
- 1990-1998 Nancy Vanhall & Ernest L. Stump Jr.
- 1998-2003 Timothy & Barbara Weldon
- 2003-2007 Catherine J. Smith
- 2007-2019 Melkin LLC
- 2019-Present Andrew and Julie Arlington
Anecdotal Information
According to the Lynchburg City Directory, from 1946-1947 nurse Lilly Hardy lived here.
