| Orna Villa | |
| Location: | 1008 N. Emory St., Oxford, Georgia |
| Coordinates: | 33.6241°N -83.8664°W |
| Built: | 1825 |
| Architect: | Richard K. Dearing |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | January 29, 1973 |
| Refnum: | 73000636 |
Orna Villa, also known as the Alexander Means House and the Means/Tanner House, is a historic Greek Revival house located on Emory Street in Oxford, Georgia. Built in 1825, it is the oldest house in Oxford. The house is a work of Richard K. Dearing.
The home was owned for a time by Alexander Means, a founder and president of Emory College (the original site of which is now Oxford College of Emory University) and was used as a hospital during the American Civil War. The house has been featured in works on haunted houses because of its alleged association with the ghost of Tobe Means.[1] [2] [3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973. Orna Villa was the location of a college frat party in The Vampire Diaries.[4]
It is a contributing building within the Oxford Historic District which also is NRHP-listed.