Oak Forest (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
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| Location | 7400 Rural Point Road, near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′28″N 77°20′53″W / 37.67444°N 77.34806°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1828 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000964[1] |
| VLR No. | 042-0055 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1999 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 1999[2] |
Oak Forest is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1828, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a standing seam metal gable roof, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[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.
- ^ Anne Cross and Ashlev M. Neville (December 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Forest" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
