{"nrhp_refnum":"74002233","name":"Oak Hill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"151 Carroll Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colonial Heights (Independent City)","county":"Colonial Heights","state":"VA","lat":37.23683646550006,"lon":-77.4088216543931,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-07-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Oak Hill is a one-story, H-shaped ante-bellum plantation house at 151 Carroll Avenue in Colonial Heights, Virginia, on the north bank of the Appomattox River overlooking Petersburg. It was erected in 1825-26 and has no known architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally distinctive for its octagonal front wing, which handles early-nineteenth-century forms and details with sophistication. The wing appears to have been inspired by Violet Bank, a similar house built about a decade earlier roughly a mile to the east. The site also has Revolutionary War associations and gave its name to the Colonial Heights neighborhood.","narrative":"Oak Hill is a one-story plantation house on the north bank of the Appomattox River, overlooking Petersburg from the city of Colonial Heights. Built in 1825-26 on an irregular H plan, it is best known for its elongated octagonal west wing, which holds the main entrance, a central hall and two formal reception rooms. The design apparently drew on Violet Bank, a similar house built about a decade earlier a mile to the east. No architect is recorded, but Petersburg master carpenters are credited with its proportions and restrained detailing, including an elliptical transom, sidelights and Greek Revival marble mantels. Thomas Dunn acquired the land in 1824 and probably placed the new house over the foundations of an earlier brick house. The site also carries a tradition of Lafayette's 1781 gun emplacements, and the neighborhood name Colonial Heights comes from that episode. Later additions have altered the original plan but little of its character.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"No architect associated; careful design probably attributable to master carpenters from Petersburg (Thomas Dunn had the house built)","architectural_style":"Early-nineteenth-century plantation house with Greek Revival detailing; H-shaped plan with octagonal wing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained and in good state of preservation; occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.438716-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/6802/41680265/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/74002233.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002233/e94d600602-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002233/e94d600602-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oak_Hill,_151_Carroll_Avenue,_(Colonial_Heights,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oak_Hill,_151_Carroll_Avenue,_(Colonial_Heights,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680265","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Hill_(Colonial_Heights,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7073554"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/colonial-heights/oak-hill-74002233/"}