RELATED HISTORIC MAPS

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1814 Map of Lynchburg

An 1814 map showing the streets and blocks being brought into the city.
The Elliott House was built on lot #175 at the corner of Seventh Street (now Harrison Street)
and Third Alley (now Seventh Street). Seventh, or Harrison Street, marked the city limits in 1814,
when Peter Elliott purchased the lot from Agatha Dicks.

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1877 Map of Lynchburg

An 1877 map of Lynchburg showing the Elliott House's neighborhood
when the residence was owned by J.T. Murrell

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1890 Lynchburg City Map

 

1890 & 1895 Sanborn Insurance Co. Maps

1890 Map
Bottom of map is Seventh Street (east) side

• Dotted line along front of house denotes a wood cornice
• The number inside the buildings denotes the # of stories
• The "D" stands for "dwelling"
• The "o" denotes a slate roof
• The "x" denotes a wood shingle roof
• The shaded area denotes a brick structure
• The one story brick section correlates with the ghosted doorway in the living room (see photos)
• The dotted box on the back of the house denotes a one story open wood structure, like a porch.

1895 Map
Bottom of map is Seventh Street (east) side

• Notice addition of open wood porch on front
• Notice demolition of one of the outbuildings
• Wood cornice on front is shown on the entire front of the house.

Notes from later Sanborn Maps
Viewed at Lynchburg Museum--copies not available

• One story brick extension removed by 1920 (in time for construction of house next door, now demolished)
• Remaining dependency was demolished by 1920
• Porch in rear of house was enclosed on the 7th Street half

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