Oakley (Heathsville, Virginia) Explained

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.

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: Oakley. Helen Lee Fletcher. September 1998. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo