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Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°58′16″N 80°08′31″W / 36.97111°N 80.14194°W / 36.97111; -80.14194
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Oakdale
Front of the farmhouse
Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia)
Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia) is located in the United States
Oakdale (Floyd, Virginia)
Location5773 Franklin Pike, near Floyd, Virginia
Coordinates36°58′16″N 80°08′31″W / 36.97111°N 80.14194°W / 36.97111; -80.14194
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.10000090[1]
VLR No.031-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 2010
Designated VLRDecember 17, 2009[2]

Oakdale is a historic home and farm located near the town of Floyd in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The house was built about 1890, and is a large two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It has a complex hipped roof and features a double-tier heavily ornamented front porch with turned posts, a spindle frieze, and sawn brackets. Also, on the property are a contributing large center-aisle barn (c. 1890), a two-story brick general store building (c. 1890), and a granary (c. 1915) and garage (c. 1935).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakdale" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos