The Oaks (Christiansburg, Virginia)

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The Oaks

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The Oaks, September 2013
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Location 311 E. Main St., Christiansburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°7′58″N80°24′18″W / 37.13278°N 80.40500°W / 37.13278; -80.40500 Coordinates: 37°7′58″N80°24′18″W / 37.13278°N 80.40500°W / 37.13278; -80.40500
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1893 (1893)
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 94000709 [1]
VLR # 154-0001-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 15, 1994
Designated VLR April 20, 1994 [2]

The Oaks is a historic home located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a two-story, asymmetrical Queen Anne style frame house. It features a wraparound porch, a polygonal tower, a polygonal turret, and a hipped roof with two cross gables and four brick chimneys. It is operated as a bed and breakfast. [3]

Christiansburg, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Christiansburg is a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population was 21,041 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County. Christiansburg, Blacksburg, and Radford are the three principal municipalities of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses those municipalities and all of Montgomery County.

Montgomery County, Virginia county in Virginia, US

Montgomery County is a county located in the Valley and Ridge area of the U.S. state of Virginia. As population in the area increased, Montgomery County was formed in 1777 from Fincastle County, which in turn had been taken from Botetourt County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 94,392. Its county seat is Christiansburg.

Bed and breakfast small lodging establishment

A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, with six being the average. In addition, a B&B usually has the hosts living in the house.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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. Rodney Wilson (March 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Oaks" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo