Oakley (Heathsville, Virginia)

Oakley
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	28 Back St., Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°55′5″N76°28′28″W / 37.91806°N 76.47444°W / 37.91806; -76.47444
Area	28 acres (11 ha)
Built	c. 1820 (1820), 1898, 1978
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	99000073 [1]
VLR No.	066-0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 27, 1999
Designated VLR	December 10, 1998 [2]

Oakley is a historic plantation house located at Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is topped by a gabled standing seam metal roof. A frame two-story ell was added in 1898 and a one-story, glass-enclosed porch in 1978. The front facade features a one-story, tetrastyle porch. Also on the property are the contributing massive frame barn and 19th century frame shed. ^[3] It is located in the Heathsville Historic District. The house was owned for a time by C. Harding Walker, a notable state politician, and his family.

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. Helen Lee Fletcher (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakley" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo