Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1812/00/00 | Capt Thomas Nelson | Home | Oakland manor house (lost) is built for Captain Thomas Nelson, son of Colonel Hugh Nelson of Yorktown. The smokehouse remains from this time. | |||
1853/04/23 | Thomas Nelson Page | Born | Elizabeth Burwell Nelson, wife of John Page, gives birth to a son, at Oakland plantation in Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia. | |||
1899/00/00 | Thomas Nelson Page | Home | After a disastrous fire in 1899, Thomas N Page has Oakland rebuilt along similar lines using the original foundations and chimneys. The east wing will later become a single large room "built for the comfort and convenience of a great Virginia lady." |
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Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Literature |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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