National Register of Historic Places

Oak Hill

Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia
Listed
June 17, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73002013

About this property

Oak Hill is an historic home of the Marshall family in Delaplane, Virginia and a working farm with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies north of I-66, just east of the US-17/Delaplane exit from westbound I-66. It consists of two separate houses connected by a passageway. The earlier and smaller house, a Colonial farmhouse measuring 32 ft × 30 ft (9.8 m × 9.1 m), was built in 1773 by Colonel Thomas Marshall, father of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. John Marshall lived in the Oak Hill house until his marriage in 1783. In 1819, John Marshall built an attached 40 ft × 37 ft (12 m × 11 m) temple-form Classical Revival house for his firstborn son, lawyer and future delegate Thomas. Thomas died in 1835 and his son, CSA Lt.Col. Thomas Marshall in late 1864, so Oak Hill was sold out of the Marshall family. The property is now a private residence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Oak Hill is currently owned by Charles Chamberlain. It is located directly to the North of Barrel Oak Winery, and has three acres of Norton grapes planted on the Westward-facing slope facing I-66.

Location

Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia
38.88958, -77.90336

Categories

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When was Oak Hill listed on the National Register?

Oak Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Oak Hill?

Oak Hill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Oak Hill?

The period of significance for Oak Hill is recorded as the industrial era.

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