The Lynchburg Historical Foundation’s annual home tour will feature the work of some of the Hill City’s most well-known
architects.
Scheduled from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the tour boasts five homes in the Rivermont Historic District — four of which were designed in the 1920s by Preston Craighill and Bennett Cardwell, who many consider to be Lynchburg’s masters of period-house design.
Aubrey Chesterman, who was also the architect of the Villa at Kriselea, Monument Terrace and the Academy of Music, designed the fifth home.
“We’re really excited about the houses that are going to be open,” says Historical Foundation board member Troy Deacon. “This part of the Rivermont Historic District has never been open before.”
The Patrons Party will be at 106 Oakwood Place, which is not open for the tour.
Tickets are $20 for the tour and $75 for the Patrons Party. They can be purchased at the Lynchburg Visitor’s Center, Boonsboro Pharmacy and the Dancing Leaf Florist and Gallery on Fifth Street.
Read on for details about each home:
109 Oakwood Place
This circa-1927 Georgian home, a Craighill/Cardwell design, has a floor plan that allows for a first-floor view from end to end, with a stairway that opens onto the third floor and incorporates a hanging staircase. The French wood-blocked wallpaper in the dining room is original to the house.
119 Oakwood Place
This Spanish Revival was built in 1924 from Chesterman’s designs. Located at the end of Oakwood Place, it incorporates four generations of furnishings and artwork, including a collection of paintings from the Deep South. The landscaping is also of note: the front entrance is lined with lavish boxwoods, and a flagstone walkway out back leads to a formal garden full of bulbs and peonies.
120 Oakwood Place
A white brick Cape Cod, this one is the youngest of the bunch. It was built in 1949 and sits on the lot that once housed a barn owned by former Lynchburg Mayor Charles Baber. The living room is home to paneled wall bookcases, recessed windows and a marble fireplace, and a rear porch extends across the back of the house.
3204 Rivermont Ave.
This Federal Revival-style home, built by Craighill in 1924, features a stucco façade with a semi-circular portico. A cast-iron fence sits in front of the home; it originally sat at its owner’s family home, the Dabney Scott Adams house on Cabell Street.
107 Lee Circle
Built in 1925, this is one of the Hill City’s great Tudor manors and features a massive, half-timbered gable, scaled chimneys with decorative brickwork and a heavy wooden front door. The foyer opens into a large entryway and curved staircase, and the interior design reflects the owners’ love of bull terriers.
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