Mitchell's Brick House Tavern, also known as Oakland, Hite House, Goodwin Tavern, Goodwin House and Coco House, is a historic home located at Arrington,
Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,775. Its county seat is Lovingston. Nelson County is part of the Charlottesville, VA, Metropolitan Statist ...
. It is a two-story, painted brick
Greek Revival
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-style house with a raised or
English basement
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, built about 1838. The estate consists of the main house with two additions, several dependencies (including an old log
smokehouse
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It is home to the Nelson County Museum of History, who named the project "Oakland."
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2006.
Gallery
Image:Oakland Dependencies 1 Dec 08.JPG, Oakland Dependencies, Nelson Co., Va., December 2008
Image:Oakland Dependencies 2 Dec 08.JPG, Oakland Dependencies, Nelson Co., Va., December 2008
Image:Oakland Cemetery Dec 08.JPG, Goodwin Family Cemetery, Nelson Co., Va., December 2008