Oak Forest (Mechanicsville, Virginia) Explained

Oak Forest
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 1999[1]
Designated Other1 Number:042-0055
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:7400 Rural Point Road, near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.6744°N -77.3481°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:August 23, 1999
Refnum:99000964

Oak Forest is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1828, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a standing seam metal gable roof, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Forest . Anne Cross and Ashlev M. Neville. December 1998. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo