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Oatlands Historic House and Gardens (formerly Oatlands Plantation) is an estate located in Leesburg, Virginia, United States.Oatlands is operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark.
The Church of Our Saviour at Oatlands is a Reformed Episcopal parish located south of Leesburg, Virginia. Founded in 1871 as a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia , it met for most of its history in a historic church building on the grounds of the Oatlands plantation.
George began constructing Oatlands Plantation in 1804, and would continue to build on this estate throughout his life. [4] George's father Robert, who also died in 1804, had begun emancipating slaves in 1791, a process which proved to be a long and drawn out legal affair, overseen by an executor, as well opposed by Robert's neighbors and family.
South of Leesburg off U.S. Route 15: Leesburg: Expansion around Oatlands NHL incorporating scenic easements 64: Old Stone Church Archeological Site (44LD376) Old Stone Church Archeological Site (44LD376) September 7, 1989
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic ... Leesburg Loudoun: 69000255 ... Oatlands: November ...
North Bend Plantation, 1819, Charles City County - family home of the Harrison family; Oak Hill, 1822, Loudoun County — home of James Monroe after Ash Lawn-Highland; Oatlands, 1804, Loudoun County - Plantation belonging to the Carters of Virginia, a National Trust Historic Site; Old Mansion, c. 1669, Caroline County - home of the Hoome family
Eustis owned and restored Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Virginia, until it was donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation following his widow's death in 1964. [21] [22] Through his youngest daughter Anne, [23] he was a great-grandfather to Wendy Pepper, a contestant on season 1 of Project Runway. [21]
In 2004, the Victorian era Second Empire - Italianate influenced Carlheim Mansion and 16-acre (65,000 m 2) grounds (aka "Paxton") were added as a non-contiguous part of the Leesburg Historic District. The property is held in private trust and became the home of the Margaret Paxton Memorial Learning and Resource Campus, which includes the Aurora ...