Oak Lawn, also known as Burford House, is a historic home in
Madison Heights,
Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County is a county, located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is also named Amherst ...
. Its original section was built around 1810, and enlarged around 1859. It is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling with weatherboard siding, four exterior end chimneys, and
Federal
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and
Greek Revival
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-style design elements. A late-19th century latticed well house is also on the property.
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Oak Lawn was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2008.
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Houses in Amherst County, Virginia
Houses completed in 1857
Federal architecture in Virginia
Greek Revival houses in Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Amherst County, Virginia
1810 establishments in Virginia
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