Oak Hill (Annandale, Virginia)

Oak Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	4716 Wakefield Chapel Rd., Annandale, Virginia
Coordinates
Area	2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1790
Architect	Macomber, Walter M.
Architectural style	Georgian, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	04000478
VLR #	029-0028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	19 May 2004
Designated VLR	March 17, 2004

Oak Hill in Annandale, Virginia is a Georgian style home built in 1790. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

It was extensively renovated in the 1930s and is significant for its architecture after that renovation.

History

From The Washington Post:

The house was one of three mansions built during the 18th century on Fitzhugh's enormous Ravensworth estate, named for a family estate in England. The tract was the largest single landholding in the history of what would become Fairfax County in 1792. It stretched from Fairfax City to Springfield and Falls Church, and south to Pohick Church....

Oak Hill was likely the oldest of the mansions, built by Major Henry Fitzhugh, another of William's sons, for Lund Washington, his land agent, according to records. Lund was a cousin of George Washington. Washington met the Fitzhugh family when, as a young surveyor, he made a map of the Ravensworth estate.

On the night of November 5, 1861, a shootout occurred at Oak Hill between members of the units later involved in the Bog Wallow Ambush, in an area of much probing and patrolling between Union and Confederate forces. All three of the Fitzhugh estates were protected by orders from both sides throughout the war.

David and Amanda Scheetz purchased the home in 2008, after a foreclosure, for $1.15 million. The home is open to tours periodically.

External links

• "Oak Hill Mansion", Wikimapia