Roxbury (Oak Grove, Virginia)
Roxbury | |
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| Location | 1.7 mi. S of Oak Grove, near Oak Grove, Virginia |
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| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Picturesque mode |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003096[1] |
| VLR No. | 096-0020 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | December 21, 1976 [2] |
Roxbury, originally known as Washington Academy, is a historic home located near Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built in 1861, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped frame dwelling with a two-bay front section and three-bay rear wing. It features a one-story front porch supported on coupled, bracketed columns; steeply pitched gable roofs with deep projecting eaves and gables; two large gabled dormers; and sawnwork ornaments. Each wing has a central chimney with four square stacks joined at their corbelled caps. Roxbury was built for Dabney Carr Wirt (1814/1815-1888), oldest brother of William Wirt, Jr., builder of Wirtland, and son of William Wirt, the noted jurist, statesman and author.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roxbury" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
