Centerview, Lynchburg

Name: Centerview
Address: 1900 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, United States

#26 among attractions in Lynchburg

Greek Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Centerview is a historic home located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It is a two-story brick house completed in 1871 in the Greek Revival style. The dependency, which is similar in construction and detail to the main house but which may date to 1861, is a one-stay gabled brick building and originally served as a summer kitchen and cook's dwelling among other functions. The house and dependency were rehabilitated in 1999-2000 as law offices. Robert Withers Morgan and his family were long resident in the house; one of his six children was the painter Georgia Weston Morgan, who resided there until 1923. ()

Built: 1871 (153 years ago)Coordinates: 37°24'31"N, 79°9'42"W

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1900 Memorial AvenueMiller ParkLynchburg United States

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Day trips

Centerview – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bank of the James Stadium, Anne Spencer House, Lynchburg Museum, Old City Cemetery.

1.1 miS
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Sport
Bank of the James Stadium, Lynchburg
29 min walk • Bank of the James Stadium, located in Lynchburg, Virginia, was originally constructed in 1939 to be used as a complex for professional baseball teams. The baseball stadium was built in conjunction with an adjacent 6,000-person football stadium.
0.6 miSE
Museum, History museum
Anne Spencer House, Lynchburg
15 min walk • The Anne Spencer House, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States was, from 1903 to 1975, the home of Anne Spencer, a poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
1 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Lynchburg Museum, Lynchburg
26 min walk • The Lynchburg Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. Built in 1855, it occupies a prominent position overlooking the steeply descending steps of Monument Terrace. The building is executed in stucco-over-brick on a granite ashlar basement and is an example of the Greek Revival.
0.5 miNE
Garden, Park, Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg
13 min walk • The Old City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is the oldest municipal cemetery still in use today in the state of Virginia, and one of the oldest such burial grounds in the United States.
1.1 miNE
Concerts and shows, Art gallery, Theater
Academy of Music, Lynchburg
30 min walk • The Academy of Music is a historic theatre building located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The three story theater was built 1904–05 in the Beaux Arts style with a Neoclassical interior. It was designed by Frye & Chesterman.
0.9 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Paul's Church, Lynchburg
24 min walk • St. Paul's Church is a historic Episcopal church in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
1 miNE
Church
Court Street Baptist Church, Lynchburg
25 min walk • The tallest object on the downtown skyline of Lynchburg, Virginia, Court Street Baptist Church stands as a testament to the black Baptist population of Lynchburg.
1 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Diamond Hill Baptist Church, Lynchburg
26 min walk • Diamond Hill Baptist Church is a historic African-American Baptist church located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1886, and is a three-story, "L"-shaped, brick church building in the Late Gothic Revival style.
1.4 miSW
37°23'53"N • 79°10'58"W
Daura Gallery, Lynchburg
36 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1 miNE
Church
Saint Paul's Vestry House, Lynchburg
27 min walk • The Saint Paul's Vestry House is a historic building in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1855 and is a single-story Classical Revival-style building with a simple low pitched gable roof and a rectangular plan.
0.9 miN
37°25'19"N • 79°9'31"W
Hollins Mill Park, Lynchburg
25 min walk • Park

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Centerview?

Nearby attractions include Lynchburg Public Library, Lynchburg (12 min walk), Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg (13 min walk), Anne Spencer House, Lynchburg (15 min walk), Kemper Street Industrial Historic District, Lynchburg (15 min walk).

How to get to Centerview by public transport?

The nearest stations to Centerview:

Bus

Kemper Street Station (7 min walk)

Train

Lynchburg (8 min walk)