Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia)

Oak Hill
Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia)
Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia)
Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia) is located in the United States
Oak Hill (Delaplane, Virginia)
Location0.3 mi (0.48 km) East of U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
Coordinates38°53′19″N 77°54′12″W / 38.88868°N 77.90338°W / 38.88868; -77.90338
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1773, 1819
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.73002013[1]
VLR No.030-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1973
Designated VLRApril 17, 1973[2]

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.

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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e NRHP Nomination form prepared by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff, March 1973. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. ^ a b Journey through Hallowed Ground – Oak Hill at nps.gov. Accessed 2011-09-03.


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