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c. 1915 Colonial Revival
Rivermont
Lynchburg, Virginia 24503
Beautiful Stanhope Johnson Colonial Revival in Rivermont Ave Historic District - Lynchburg VA

32 x 12 grand foyer with custom mural you have to see to appreciate. Interior features all the charm with 2 story staircase, high ceilings, pocket doors, detailed mouldings, solid Oak flooring.
Formal library and formal living room with fireplaces. 17 x 14 Dining with grasscloth built-ins to display your china and serving pieces.
Kitchen has all the modern conveniences: white cabinets, gold pulls, new subway tile backsplash, new quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances.
Walkup attic for additional storage. Homes exterior is a true double brick wall. Sprawling sitting porch, Double rear porches, landscaped corner lot, off-street parking and carriage house.
Bedrooms | 7 |
Full Baths | 4 |
Half Baths | 2 |
Heated Sq. Ft. | 5,351 |
Unheated Sq. Ft. | 200 |
Stories | 3 |
Acres | 0.4 |
Zoning | R-3 |
Medium Density Residential |
Property Taxes |
$ 3,566 |
Assessed Tax Value |
610,200 |
MLS No. | 347999 |
Features.
- Has Rentable Unit(s)
- 1st Floor Bath
- 1st Floor Bedroom
- 2nd Floor Laundry Room
- Attic
- Basement
- Dining room
- Dry Basement
- Finished Basement
- Laundry Room
- Living room
- Study
- Utility Room
- Walk out Basement
- Walk-Up Attic
- Master bedroom upstairs
- Dormers
- 1 Outbuilding
- Patio
- Porch
- Rear Deck
- Built-in Bookcases
- Built-in Cabinets
- Ceiling Fans
- 3 Fireplaces
- Grand staircase
- High Ceilings
- Tile Roof
- Walk-in Shower(s)
- Wood floors
- City sewer
- City water supply
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Gas heating
- Range
- Refrigerator
- Security System
- Water Heater - Gas
- Cast Iron Radiators
- 12-foot Ceilings
- Coffered Ceilings
- Leaded windows
- Plaster Walls
- Pocket Doors
- Ripple Glass
- Sleeping Porch
- Transoms
- Vintage Bath Fixtures
- Vintage Hardware
- Vintage Light Fixtures
- Wainscoting
Local / Regional Links.
Architect |
Stanhope Johnson |
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eXp Realty LLC
Jill Rufus
Realtor
Direct: 434 258-5362
jill.rufus@exprealty.com
Website: therufusgroup.com
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History
Francis M. Dunnington House, 1914 McLaughlin and Stanhope-Johnson – Colonial Revival. 2 ½-story, 3-bay, hip-roofed brick house with tile roof and overhanging eaves. Round-arched dormers, 1-story porch with fluted columns and brick piers. Secondary building: 1-story brick garage with tile roof, same style as house.Frances Mallory Dunnington was born in 1874 in Lynchburg, VA. He commissioned the House in 1914 and died in 1939. Married to Frances Archer Bendall born in 1881, died 1972. Daughter Frances Bendall Dunnington was the only daughter 1915-1994. In 19xx, the house was sold to First Presbyterian Church to be used as the church parsonage from 1942-1965 (Dr. Russell C. Stroup 1942-1950, Rev. Dr. Emmett B. McGukin 1950-1965). The church sold it to Duvall Martin 1942-65, who was a judge, and his wife Maude, who was the head nurse at Virginia Baptist Hospital. They had painted the woodwork in the basement green and red for Christmas parties. The owners after that, James & Paulette Gertrude 1965-87, divided the house into apartments. Two sisters lived in the upstairs in apartments for sixteen years. Manfields let the sisters remain upstairs and have very fond memories of Helen Brown who was an English and Latin teacher. She would go to Atlantic City during the summers and was a fortune teller. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
This home was published in the book “Stanhope, chronologically: The work of Stanhope Spencer Johnson, AIA 1881-1973 Lynchburg, VA” by Caroline Gills FrazierIt.
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