Built 1853 (1853)-1857 VLR # 030-0046 Opened 1857 Architectural style Italianate architecture | NRHP Reference # 83003282 Designated VLR June 15, 1982 Area 89 ha Added to NRHP 24 February 1983 | |
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Location East of Upperville on US 50, near Upperville, Virginia | ||
Oakley is a historic home and farm located near Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia.
History
It was built between 1853 and 1857, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, "T"-shaped brick Italianate style dwelling with a cross-gable roof. The house sits on an English basement and features tall decorative paneled chimneys, semi-hexagonal bays in each gable end, a central two-story pavilion, and a glazed cupola. Also on the property are the contributing original smokehouse and an early building, possibly a tenant house.
The house was built by Colonel Richard Henry Dulany and the property is located near the site of the Upperville Colt & Horse Show first held in June 1852. It remains the oldest such event in America.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.