Oakridge (Blackstone, Virginia) Explained

Oakridge
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 15, 1977[1]
Designated Other1 Number:067-0014
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:W of Blackstone off VA 626, Blackstone, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0844°N -78.0906°W
Added:January 30, 1978
Refnum:78003035

Oakridge is an historic home located near Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia. The main house is an early 19th-century frame structure consisting of a two-story, three-bay western section and a -story, one-bay east wing. It sits on a brick foundation and has a gable roof with modillion cornice. The interior features a handsome stair in the Chinese Chippendale taste.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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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: Oakridge . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff. March 1977. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo