Oak Forest | |
Location | 7400 Rural Point Road, near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°40′28″N77°20′53″W / 37.67444°N 77.34806°W |
Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Built | 1828 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 99000964 [1] |
VLR No. | 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]
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