Oakley (Upperville, Virginia) Explained

Oakley
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 15, 1982[1]
Designated Other1 Number:030-0046
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:East of Upperville on US 50, near Upperville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.9778°N -77.8644°W
Built:-1857
Architecture:Italianate
Added:February 24, 1983
Refnum:83003282

Oakley is a historic home and farm located near Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia.

History

It was built between 1853 and 1857, and is a -story, three-bay, T-shaped brick Italianate style dwelling with a cross-gable roof. The house sits on an English basement and features tall decorative paneled chimneys, semi-hexagonal bays in each gable end, a central two-story pavilion, and a glazed cupola. Also on the property are the contributing original smokehouse and an early building, possibly a tenant house.

The house was built by Colonel Richard Henry Dulany and the property is located near the site of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show first held in June 1852. It remains the oldest such event in America.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. June 1982. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo