Oakridge (Blackstone, Virginia)

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Oakridge
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Oakridge, September 2012
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LocationW of Blackstone off VA 626, Blackstone, Virginia
Coordinates 37°5′4″N78°5′26″W / 37.08444°N 78.09056°W / 37.08444; -78.09056 Coordinates: 37°5′4″N78°5′26″W / 37.08444°N 78.09056°W / 37.08444; -78.09056
Area149 acres (60 ha)
NRHP reference No. 78003035 [1]
VLR No.067-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978
Designated VLRMarch 15, 1977 [2]

Oakridge is an historic home located near Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia. The main house is an early 19th-century frame structure consisting of a two-story, three-bay western section and a 1+12-story, one-bay east wing. It sits on a brick foundation and has a gable roof with modillion cornice. The interior features a handsome stair in the Chinese Chippendale taste. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo