Oak Hill | |
Nearest city | Leesburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°59′50.85″N 77°37′13.45″W / 38.9974583°N 77.6204028°W |
Built | 1808 |
Architect | James Hoban |
NRHP reference No. | 66000842[1] |
VLR No. | 053-0090 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL | December 19, 1960[3] |
Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[2] |
Oak Hill is a mansion and plantation located in Aldie, Virginia that was for 22 years a home of Founding Father James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President. It is located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Leesburg on U.S. Route 15, in an unincorporated area of Loudoun County, Virginia. Its entrance is 10,300 feet (3,100 m) north of Gilberts Corner, the intersection of 15 with U.S. Route 50.[4] It is a National Historic Landmark, but privately owned and not open to the public.
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