Oak Hill, Colonial Heights

Name: Oak Hill
Address: Colonial Heights, United States

#5 among attractions in Colonial Heights

Greek Revival architecture

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The Oak Hill is a historic plantation house located at Colonial Heights, Virginia. It was built in 1825–1826, and is a one-story, frame dwelling with Greek Revival style interior decorative details. It originally had an "H" shape, but was subsequently expanded with several additions. It features a distinctive elongated octagonal wing at the west end, inspired by nearby Violet Bank. ()

Built: 1825 (199 years ago)Coordinates: 37°14'12"N, 77°24'33"W

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Oak Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Southpark Mall, Siege Museum, City Market, Petersburg Courthouse Historic District.

1.5 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights
38 min walk • Southpark Mall is a shopping mall serving the Tri-Cities, Virginia area, which itself is part of the much larger Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Siege Museum, Petersburg
10 min walk • The Exchange Building, also known as the Merchant's Exchange Building or The Exchange, is a historic commercial building in at 15-19 West Bank Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Built in 1841, this Greek Revival style building is one of the least-altered examples of a 19th-century market hall.
~1860 ftSE
Shopping, Market
City Market, Petersburg
9 min walk • City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. The City Market is an octagonal brick building.
0.5 miSE
Greek Revival architecture, Park
Petersburg Courthouse Historic District, Petersburg
14 min walk • Petersburg Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 75 contributing buildings located in the central business district of Petersburg.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Centre Hill Museum, Petersburg
19 min walk • Centre Hill Museum or Centre Hill Mansion as its proper name, completed initial construction in 1823 and was built by Revolutionary War veteran Robert Bolling IV. The Bollings were a very prominent family for many generations, being granted a plot of land in present-day Petersburg by the then King of England.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Farmers' Bank, Petersburg
11 min walk • Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.
0.4 miNE
Military museum, Historical place, Museum
Violet Bank Museum, Colonial Heights
11 min walk • Violet Bank is a historic plantation house and museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
0.5 miSE
City hall
Petersburg City Hall, Petersburg
14 min walk • Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office.
~1760 ftS
Neighbourhood
Petersburg Old Town Historic District, Petersburg
9 min walk • Petersburg Old Town Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 174 contributing buildings located in the oldest section of Petersburg.
0.7 miS
Park, Georgian architecture
Folly Castle Historic District, Petersburg
18 min walk • Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.
0.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Pocahontas Island, Petersburg
14 min walk • Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

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Which popular attractions are close to Oak Hill?

Nearby attractions include Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, Petersburg (8 min walk), Petersburg Old Town Historic District, Petersburg (9 min walk), City Market, Petersburg (9 min walk), Siege Museum, Petersburg (10 min walk).