Oakley (Heathsville, Virginia)

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Oakley
Oakley at Heathsville.jpg
Front and southern side
Oakley (Heathsville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oakley (Heathsville, Virginia)
Location28 Back St., Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°55′5″N 76°28′28″W / 37.91806°N 76.47444°W / 37.91806; -76.47444Coordinates: 37°55′5″N 76°28′28″W / 37.91806°N 76.47444°W / 37.91806; -76.47444
Area28 acres (11 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820), 1898, 1978
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.99000073[1]
VLR No.066-0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 1999
Designated VLRDecember 10, 1998[2]

Oakley is a historic plantation house located at Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is topped by a gabled standing seam metal roof. A frame two-story ell was added in 1898 and a one-story, glass-enclosed porch in 1978. The front facade features a one-story, tetrastyle porch. Also on the property are the contributing massive frame barn and 19th century frame shed.[3] It is located in the Heathsville Historic District. The house was owned for a time by C. Harding Walker, a notable state politician, and his family.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Helen Lee Fletcher (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakley" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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