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Sharp's Oakland

Coordinates: 37°53′56″N 77°30′49″W / 37.89889°N 77.51361°W / 37.89889; -77.51361
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Sharp's Oakland
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Sharp's Oakland is located in Virginia
Sharp's Oakland
Sharp's Oakland is located in the United States
Sharp's Oakland
Location12308 Verdon Rd., Doswell, Virginia
Coordinates37°53′56″N 77°30′49″W / 37.89889°N 77.51361°W / 37.89889; -77.51361
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.01001514[1]
VLR No.042-0461
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2002
Designated VLRJune 13, 2001[2]

Sharp's Oakland is a historic home located at Doswell, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1890, and is a three-story, I-house frame dwelling in the Second Empire style. It features a high mansard roof still covered with patterned wooden shingles and a simple porch with Eastlake posts. Also on the property is a contributing slave quarter with a massive chimney.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Theresa Stevenson and J. G. Zehmer (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sharp's Oakland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo