Oak Forest (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Oak Forest
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	7400 Rural Point Road, near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°40′28″N77°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 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]

References

1. "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 June 5, 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