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Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°52′30″N 77°39′49″W / 37.87500°N 77.66361°W / 37.87500; -77.66361
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Oakland
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Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia)
Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia) is located in the United States
Oakland (Montpelier, Virginia)
LocationNorth of Montpelier, Virginia
Coordinates37°52′30″N 77°39′49″W / 37.87500°N 77.66361°W / 37.87500; -77.66361
Area145 acres (59 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
NRHP reference No.74002123[1]
VLR No.042-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974
Designated VLRFebruary 19, 1974[2]

Oakland is a historic home located near Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built in 1898–1846, and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, frame farmhouse, with a 2+12-story, three-bay by five bay, rambling wing. It was built on the foundations of a house built in 1812 that was destroyed by fire. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and office. Oakland was the home and birthplace of the Virginia novelist, Thomas Nelson Page.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo