| Oakley Hill | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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| Location | VA 156 S side, 2500 ft. W of jct. with VA 643, near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°35′43″N 77°20′24″W / 37.59528°N 77.34000°W / 37.59528; -77.34000 |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1839 (1839) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000459 |
| VLR No. | 042-0137 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1994 |
| Designated VLR | March 10, 1994 |
Oakley Hill is a historic plantation house located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1839 and expanded in the 1850s. It is a two-story, frame I-house dwelling in the Greek Revival style. On the rear of the house is a 1910 one-story ell. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a standing seam metal low gable roof, and interior end chimneys. The front facade features a one-story front porch with four Tuscan order columns and a Tuscan entablature. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and servants' house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Calder Loth (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakley Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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