Oakley | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 10, 1998[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 066-0053 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 37.9181°N -76.4744°W |
Built: | c., 1898, 1978 |
Architecture: | Federal |
Added: | January 27, 1999 |
Refnum: | 99000073 |
Oakley is a historic plantation house located at Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a -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.[2] 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.