Summary
Oak Hill is an historic home of the Marshall family in Delaplane, Virginia and a working farm with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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| Location | 0.3 mi (0.48 km) East of U.S. Route 17 in Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′19″N 77°54′12″W / 38.88868°N 77.90338°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1773, 1819 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002013[1] |
| VLR No. | 030-0044 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | April 17, 1973[2] |
It lies north of I-66, just east of the US-17/Delaplane exit from westbound I-66. It consists of two separate houses connected by a passageway.[3] The earlier and smaller house, a Colonial farmhouse measuring 32 ft × 30 ft (9.8 m × 9.1 m), was built in 1773 by Colonel Thomas Marshall,[3] father of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States.[4] John Marshall lived in the Oak Hill house until his marriage in 1783.[3]
In 1819, John Marshall built an attached 40 ft × 37 ft (12 m × 11 m) temple-form Classical Revival house for his firstborn son, lawyer and future delegate Thomas.[3][4] Thomas died in 1835 and his son, CSA Lt.Col. Thomas Marshall in late 1864, so Oak Hill was sold out of the Marshall family.[3] The property is now a private residence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Oak Hill is currently owned by Charles Chamberlain. It is located directly to the North of Barrel Oak Winery, and has three acres of Norton grapes planted on the Westward-facing slope facing I-66.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e NRHP Nomination form prepared by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff, March 1973. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b Journey through Hallowed Ground – Oak Hill at nps.gov. Accessed 2011-09-03.
External links edit
- John Marshall House, U.S. Route 17 vicinity, Marshall, Fauquier County, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)