Diamond Hill Historical Society

600 Manson House (1886):
Italianate, built for N.C. Manson, lawyer, mayor of Lynchburg, and long-time friend of Sweet Briar College.

601 Jones House (1887):
Eastlake, built for Walter G. Jones and later owned by several other Diamond Hill families. Note the fine stone wall around the lot.

604-06 Blackford Duplex (c. 1880):
Eastlake, with Gothic gables and finials. The gable treatment of the Manson House next door is similar. Part of the C.M. Blackford estate (see 618 Pearl).

605-07 Owens-Heald Duplex (1899):
Neo-Classical. 605 was built for Alice Owens and 607 was built for Sallie M. Heald . Note the long flights of steps leading to the porches.

611 Kirkpatrick-Moore House (1900):
Neo-Classical, built for F.S. Kirkpatrick. Owned by the Maurice (Mott) Moore family from 1919-1973. Antiques from the Moore estate were given to the Hermitage, the New Jersey Historical Society, the Albany Institute of History & Art and the Naval Museum in Annapolis.

618 Blackford House (c.1855):
Greek Revival, antebellum, bought by Charles M. Blackford for his bride in 1856. Capt. Blackford added the side porch to surprise his wife while the family attended the 1876 centennial celebration in Philadelphia. Gen. Robert E. Lee was a guest here in May 1868, while attending the Protestant Episcopal Council as a delegate.

700 Yancey-Suhling House (c.1857):
Italianate, antebellum, built for William T. Yancey as rental property. The Italianate details were added after 1901 when tobacconist W.G. Suhling remodeled the house.

708 Kirkpatrick House (1909):
Georgian Revival, built for Fortunatus Sydnor Kirkpatrick, an attorney and vice-president of the Lynchburg Foundry Co. An unusual floor plan placed the kitchen at the front of the house.

709 McLaughlin-Batte House (1921):
Foursquare. One of the "newer" houses on the Hill, it followed the post-World War I trend toward smaller size. Extensively rehabed in 1980-81.

713 Holt House (1885):
Victorian, built for John D. Holt, a real estate speculator. Note the fine workmanship in the high, stone retaining wall on one side of the yard.