Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia)
Oakland | |
 Property entrance | |
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| Location | North of Montpelier, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°52′30″N 77°39′49″W / 37.87500°N 77.66361°WCoordinates: 37°52′30″N 77°39′49″W / 37.87500°N 77.66361°W |
| Area | 145 acres (59 ha) |
| Built | 1898 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002123[1] |
| VLR No. | 042-0024 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | February 19, 1974[2] |
Oakland is a historic home located near Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built in 1898–1846, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, frame farmhouse, with a 2 1/2-story, three bay by five bay, rambling wing. It was built on the foundations of a house built in 1812 that was destroyed by fire. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and office. Oakland was the home and birthplace of the Virginia novelist, Thomas Nelson Page.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1898
- Houses in Hanover County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Hanover County, Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs