Oak Ridge is a historic plantation estate at 2345 Berry Hill Road ( United States Route 311) in rural

Pittsylvania County, Virginia Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,501. Chatham is the county seat. Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical A ...

, west of Danville. Originally part of a large antebellum estate, it now consists of overlooking the

Dan River The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it flows back int ...

. The estate complex includes a c. 1840 Greek Revival frame residence with a Doric temple front, and a number of outbuildings, including the original kitchen house as well as many dating from the early 20th century. The house was built for George and Justinia Adams; their daughter Emma married Doctor Robert Wilson whose office was located in one of the outbuildings. The property was listed on 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 ...

in 2017.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Pittsylvania County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Historic districts in Virginia {{PittsylvaniaCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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