Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia)

Oak Grove
Location 7378 Gladys Rd., Altavista, Virginia
Coordinates 37°7′4″N 79°13′34″W / 37.11778°N 79.22611°W / 37.11778; -79.22611Coordinates: 37°7′4″N 79°13′34″W / 37.11778°N 79.22611°W / 37.11778; -79.22611
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750), c. 1784, c. 1833
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 02000516[1]
VLR # 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

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginiaa Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Margaret Roberts (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Grove" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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