It is bounded by the James River on the east and northeast, Blackwater Creek on the east and southeast, Daniel's Hill on the north and Virginia Episcopal Road and the southern end of Boonesboro Road.

[3] It is significant as Lynchburg's first planned streetcar community that included a mixture of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

There are a number of highly significant buildings dating from the late 19th and 20th centuries that represent nearly every major American architectural style of that period.

As Lynchburg's largest and probably most successful planned subdivision, Rivermont displays several important design features, such as a wide central avenue, parks, schools, and vistas that separate it from older parts of Lynchburg.

The district includes the Jones Memorial Library, Main Hall, Randolph-Macon Women's College, and Miller-Claytor House listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places.