Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia)

Oakdale
Location 5773 Franklin Pike, near Floyd, Virginia
Coordinates 36°58′16″N 80°08′31″W / 36.97111°N 80.14194°WCoordinates: 36°58′16″N 80°08′31″W / 36.97111°N 80.14194°W
Area 80 acres (32 ha)
Built c. 1890
Architectural style Queen Anne
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 10000090[1]
VLR # 031-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 17, 2010
Designated VLR December 17, 2009[2]

Oakdale is a historic home and farm located near Floyd, in Floyd County and Franklin County, Virginia. The house was built about 1890, and is a large two-story, three bay, frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It has a complex hipped roof and features a double-tier heavily ornamented front porch with turned posts, a spindle frieze, and sawn brackets. Also on the property are a contributing large center-aisle barn (c. 1890), a two-story brick general store building (c. 1890), and a granary (c. 1915) and garage (c. 1935).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Sherry Joines Wyatt (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakdale". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos