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Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°7′4″N 79°13′34″W / 37.11778°N 79.22611°W / 37.11778; -79.22611
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Oak Grove
Eastern entrance to the estate
Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia)
Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia) is located in the United States
Oak Grove (Altavista, Virginia)
Location7378 Gladys Rd., Altavista, Virginia
Coordinates37°7′4″N 79°13′34″W / 37.11778°N 79.22611°W / 37.11778; -79.22611
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750), c. 1784, c. 1833
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.02000516[1]
VLR No.015-5103
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2002
Designated VLRDecember 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

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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. ^ Margaret Roberts (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Grove" (PDF). and Accompanying photo