Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia)
Oak Grove | |
 Eastern entrance to the estate | |
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| Location | 7378 Gladys Rd., Altavista, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°7′4″N 79°13′34″W / 37.11778°N 79.22611°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750, c. 1784, c. 1833 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000516[1] |
| VLR No. | 015-5103 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | December 5, 2001[2] |
Oak Grove is a historic plantation house located near Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia. It was built in stages between the 1750s and 1833. The oldest section is a two-story dog-trot log structure built around 1750. The house was enlarged in 1784, and completed around 1833 by adding a west wing. It is a two-story, three bay structure containing a large hall and a parlor on the first floor and a stair hall and two bedrooms on the second in the Federal style. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, a slave quarter, a grain shed, a hay barn, and a privy as well as the remains of a kitchen and an icehouse.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Margaret Roberts (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Grove" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
