architecture: HOA's of Yesteryear
- 02/10/08 09:46 AM
From its beginning as a frontier town to its heyday as one of the wealthiest cities in America, Lynchburg has appreciated and built fine architecture. As a town boarding the wilderness, Lynchburg started out simple. When John Lynch began dividing his lots, homeowners had strict rules governing the types of houses they could build. The first Lynchburg houses were 16 feet square and had to be finished within three years. Most houses, which were build close to the streets, were frame building with wooden shingled roofs. Lynchburgers regularly used stone for basement and foundations. Settlers avoided chimneys made of wood or wattle and daub - (2 comments)
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