Oak Lawn is a historic home located at

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. The brick dwelling was built in 1822, and consists of a two-story, four-bay, main block flanked by one-story, two-bay wings. The central section has a front gable roof and one-story porch with a flat roof supported by four

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columns and topped by a second story balcony. Exterior chimneys arise between the main block and each of the wings. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen (1822) and two

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. It was built by

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, a Scots-Irish builder who worked for

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. an
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in 1973. It is located in the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Houses completed in 1822 Houses in Charlottesville, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Charlottesville, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia 1822 establishments in Virginia {{CharlottesvilleVA-NRHP-stub