Oak Forest (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Oak Forest
Location 7400 Rural Point Road, near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°40′28″N 77°20′53″W / 37.67444°N 77.34806°W / 37.67444; -77.34806Coordinates: 37°40′28″N 77°20′53″W / 37.67444°N 77.34806°W / 37.67444; -77.34806
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Built 1828 (1828)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 99000964[1]
VLR # 042-0055
Significant dates
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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. 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


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