The Oaks (Staunton, Virginia)

The Oaks
Location 437 E. Beverly St., Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°9′5″N 79°3′57″W / 38.15139°N 79.06583°WCoordinates: 38°9′5″N 79°3′57″W / 38.15139°N 79.06583°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1888
Built by Hotchkiss, Maj. Jedeiah
Architect Winslow & Wetherell
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79003302[1]
VLR # 132-0021
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 19, 1979
Designated VLR December 19, 1978[2]

The Oaks is a historic home located at Staunton, Virginia. It was designed by Winslow & Wetherell and built between 1888 and 1890. It is a three-story, 21-room, Shingle Style brick dwelling. The listing included three contributing buildings. It features a complex hipped roof, sleeping porches, a 3-part round-headed window, and protruding 5-sided bay. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house and outbuilding now connected to the main house. It was built by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Gospel Hill Historic District.

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 19 March 2013.
  3. William T. Frazier (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Oaks". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo