Oak Hill (James Monroe house)

Oak Hill
Front view of Oak Hill
Oak Hill (James Monroe house) is located in Northern Virginia
Oak Hill (James Monroe house)
Oak Hill (James Monroe house) is located in Virginia
Oak Hill (James Monroe house)
Oak Hill (James Monroe house) is located in the United States
Oak Hill (James Monroe house)
Nearest cityLeesburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°59′50.85″N 77°37′13.45″W / 38.9974583°N 77.6204028°W / 38.9974583; -77.6204028
Built1808
ArchitectJames Hoban
NRHP reference No.66000842[1]
VLR No.053-0090
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960[3]
Designated VLRSeptember 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Oak Hill (James Monroe House)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
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