Spring Grove is a historic home located at Oak Corner, Caroline County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is an

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style dwelling built for

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr. Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr. (October 18, 1822 – August 20, 1881) was a prominent Virginia politician, serving in the United States Congress and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography DeJarnette was born ...

(1822–1881) on a plantation that had been owned by the DeJarnette family, French

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immigrants to Virginia, since 1740. The 26 room, 12,000 square foot mansion is the third house to occupy the site. It was listed on the

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in 1976.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Italianate architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1856 Houses in Caroline County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Caroline County, Virginia {{CarolineCountyVA-NRHP-stub