1919 Rivermont Ave
Categories
- Middle Rivermont
Address
1919
Property Name
Charles Scott Adams House/Virginia School of the Arts
Date Built
1906
Architect
J.M.B. Lewis
Contractor
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Function
Single Family
Style & Architectural Description
Colonial Revival. Tall 2 1/2-story, 3-bay hip-roofed brick house with end chimneys, dentil and modillion cornice, and decorative brickwork over doors and windows. Two-story, flat-roofed porch has Ionic columns. Balcony extends above front entrance. Porches on either end. One on west has additional porte-cochere.
Owners
- 1906 C.S. Adams
- 1907-1943 Unknown
- 1943-1946 Lottie G. Adams
- 1946-1961 Hazel H. Cohen
- 1961-1970 W. M. & Muriel Casey Jr.
- 1970-1995 Seven Hills School Incorporated
- 1995-2010 Virginia School of the Arts
- 2010-2014 Martin & Donna Donovan
- 2014-Present William M. Bohn & Jennifer K. Woofter
Anecdotal Information
House was built in 1906 for C. S. Adams, and was designed by J. M. B. Lewis. One of the earlier examples of Virginian Georgian-style on Rivermont Avenue. From 1995 to 2010 the property served as dormitory space for the Virginia School of the Arts. When Martin and Donna Donovan purchased the house, they restored it to a single-family residence, which is continues to serve as. For June 22, 2010 interview with former resident Muriel Casey, please see "Rivermont Memories" under "About Us."
