The Oaks (Kents Store, Virginia)

The Oaks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Front and western side
Show map of Virginia Show map of the United States
Location	5025 Tabscott Rd., near Kents Store, Virginia
Coordinates	37°52′24″N78°05′09″W / 37.87333°N 78.08583°W / 37.87333; -78.08583
Area	170 acres (69 ha)
Built	1809 (1809)-1830, c. 1915
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	01000696 [1]
VLR No.	032-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 13, 2001
Designated VLR	March 14, 2001 [2]

The Oaks is a historic home located near Kents Store, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built between about 1809 and 1830. The rear ell is the original section, and is a two-story, brick structure. In 1830 the brick, single pile, two-story structure over a raised basement was built onto the south. The house has a slate covered gable roof. A small one-story weatherboard addition was built onto the rear about 1915. Also on the property are the contributing outdoor kitchen (later used as a schoolroom), a smokehouse, an icehouse, a latticed covered well, a barn, and the large Richardson/Bowles family cemetery. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. ^[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. Ellen Miyagawa (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Oaks" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos