Massie House, also known as Oak Grove, was a historic home located at

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. It was built in two phases in 1825–1826, and was a double-pile, two-story, five-bay, wood-frame house on a brick foundation in the

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style. The main entrance featured the original paneled double-doors ornamented with small Chinese and Gothic motifs, flanked by sidelights and topped by a segmental

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in 1982. In 2018, the tract of land including Massie House was sold in a court-ordered auction. By 2020, Massie House had been demolished.

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