Oakley (Upperville, Virginia)
Oakley | |
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Location | East of Upperville on US 50, near Upperville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°58′40″N 77°51′52″W / 38.97778°N 77.86444°W |
Area | 221 acres (89 ha) |
Built | 1853 | -1857
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 83003282[1] |
VLR No. | 030-0046 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 24, 1983 |
Designated VLR | June 15, 1982[2] |
Oakley is a historic home and farm located near Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia.
History
It was built between 1853 and 1857, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, "T"-shaped brick Italianate style dwelling with a cross-gable roof. The house sits on an English basement and features tall decorative paneled chimneys, semi-hexagonal bays in each gable end, a central two-story pavilion, and a glazed cupola. Also on the property are the contributing original smokehouse and an early building, possibly a tenant house.
The house was built by Colonel Richard Henry Dulany and the property is located near the site of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show first held in June 1852. It remains the oldest such event in America.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakley" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Italianate architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1857
- Houses in Fauquier County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fauquier County, Virginia
- Farms in Virginia
- 1857 establishments in Virginia
- Fauquier County, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs