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Oak Grove (Eastville, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°22′48″N 75°57′23″W / 37.38000°N 75.95639°W / 37.38000; -75.95639
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Oak Grove
Oak Grove (Eastville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oak Grove (Eastville, Virginia)
Oak Grove (Eastville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Oak Grove (Eastville, Virginia)
LocationVA 630 north side, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the junction with US 13, near Eastville, Virginia
Coordinates37°22′48″N 75°57′23″W / 37.38000°N 75.95639°W / 37.38000; -75.95639
Area171.6 acres (69.4 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750), c. 1811, c. 1840
ArchitectGillette, Charles
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Postmedieval English
NRHP reference No.93000006[1]
VLR No.065-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 1993
Designated VLRDecember 9, 1992[2]

Oak Grove is a historic plantation house located near Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. The original section of the manor house was built about 1750, and is a 1+12-story, gambrel-roofed colonial-period structure. It has a two-story Federal style wing added about 1811, and a two-story Greek Revival style wing added about 1840. The house was remodeled and enlarged in the 1940s. Also on the property are the contributing five early outbuildings, three 20th century farm buildings, and a well tended formal garden designed by the Richmond landscape architect Charles Gillette.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Calder Loth (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo