Roxbury (Oak Grove, Virginia)

Roxbury is a historic home located near Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Roxbury
Distant view from Leedstown Road
Roxbury (Oak Grove, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Roxbury (Oak Grove, Virginia)
Roxbury (Oak Grove, Virginia) is located in the United States
Roxbury (Oak Grove, Virginia)
Location1.7 mi. S of Oak Grove, near Oak Grove, Virginia
Coordinates38°09′28″N 77°00′06″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1861 (1861)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Picturesque mode
NRHP reference No.79003096[1]
VLR No.096-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1979
Designated VLRDecember 21, 1976 [2]

Overview

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

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roxbury" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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