Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia) Explained

Oakland
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 19, 1974[1]
Designated Other1 Number:042-0024
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.875°N -77.6636°W
Added:July 30, 1974
Refnum:74002123

Oakland is a historic home located near Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built in 1898–1846, and is a -story, three-bay, frame farmhouse, with a -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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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: Oakland . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. January 1974. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo