of historic places u.s. national historic landmark virginia landmarks register 1973 photograph of main house of oatlands historic district show map of northern virginia show map of virginia show map of the us location loudoun county virginia nearest city leesburg virginia coordinates 39 2 27 n 77 37 02 w 39.04083 n 77.61722 w 39.04083 ; 77.61722 coordinates 39 2 27 n 77 37 02 w 39.04083 n 77.61722 w 39.04083 ; 77.61722 area 415 acres 168 ha landmarked area built ca. 1804 architect george carter original architectural style federal nrhp reference 69000255 original 74002327 expansion to district 1 vlr 053 0093 significant dates added to nrhp november 12 1969 original may 3 1974 expansion to district 1 designated nhl november 11 1971 3 designated vlr september 9 1969 2 oatlands plantation is an estate located in leesburg virginia . oatlands is operated by the national trust for historic preservation and is listed on the national register of historic places as a national historic landmark . the oatlands property is composed of the main mansion and 415 acres 168.0 ha of farmland and gardens . the house is judged one of the finest federal period country estate houses in the nation . 4 on the property in addition to the mansion are a number of outbuildings including the carriage house bachelor s cottage several barns and farm buildings and a greenhouse built in 1810 said to be the oldest standing greenhouse in the south . 5 contents 1 history 2 visiting 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit oatlands plantation in 2007 oatlands plantation was established by george carter a great grandson of robert king carter in 1798 on 3 408 acres 1 980 ha of farmland . it started as a wheat farm but expanded to include other grains sheep a gristmill and a saw mill and a vineyard . in 1804 carter began construction of a federal mansion which he expanded in the 1820s and 1830s . he also built a terraced garden and numerous outbuildings . the success of carter s plantation and business ventures depended on slave labor . seventeen enslaved people worked the property when carter began farming . by purchase and natural increase the number of slaves had risen to 133 at the time of the 1860 census . their work included planting and harvesting the fields ; caring for farm animals ; domestic employment such as cooking cleaning caring for children and sewing ; and probably trades such as blacksmithing and milling . 6 george carter s widow elizabeth grayson lewis carter inherited the property after her husband s death in 1846 . in 1861 fearing that a battle between union and confederate forces was imminent nearby elizabeth carter fled to another of her properties bellefield . the carters eldest son george carter ii reopened the mansion with his wife katherine powell carter in 1863 and inherited the property when his mother died in 1887 . in 1897 the carter family sold the mansion with 60 acres 24.3 ha for 10 000 to stilson hutchins founder of the washington post newspaper who never lived on the property . hutchins sold oatlands in 1903 to william corcoran eustis and edith livingston morton eustis . mrs. eustis restored the gardens from neglect adding boxwood lined parterres to the terraces statuary a rose garden a bowling green and a reflecting pool . today her plantings include mature specimens of buxus sempervirens arborescens and suffruticosa larix decidua and quercus robur . the house was also upgraded with modern amenities including indoor plumbing heating and gas lighting along with pine floors placed over the original carter flooring an elevator and a custom first floor bathroom for childhood friend franklin d. roosevelt . due to their prominent political stance in washington d.c. the eustis had many famous friends including general george c. marshall henry cabot lodge president harry s. truman and franklin and eleanor roosevelt . after mrs. eustis death in 1964 her daughters margaret and anne donated the mansion furnishings and estate grounds to margaret s husband david e. finley founder of the national trust for historic preservation . it was declared a national historic landmark in 1971 . 3 4 in 1974 a series of scenic easements around the national historic landmark area were designated the oatlands historic district on the national register of historic places . 1 the district includes oatland mills the mountain gap school and the church of our savior . 7 visiting edit oatlands is open for visitation march 30 through december 30 seven days a week of each year . an admission fee is charged . see also edit list of botanical gardens in the united states list of national historic landmarks in virginia national register of historic places listings in loudoun county virginia references edit a b c national park service 2010 07 09 . national register information system . national register of historic places . national park service . virginia landmarks register . virginia department of historic resources . retrieved 5 june 2013 . a b oatlands . national historic landmark summary listing . national park service . retrieved 2008 06 26 . a b staff virginia historic landmarks commission james w. moody jr. director august 21 1969 . national register of historic places inventory nomination oatlands pdf . national park service . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link washington post august 7 1997 . oatlands historic house and gardens 2015 . slavery . retrieved from http www.oatlands.org slavery wilkens woodrow ; slade thomas m. november 6 1973 . national register of historic places inventory nomination form oatlands historic district pdf . national park service . retrieved 18 september 2011 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to oatlands leesburg virginia . official website oatlands at national trust for historic preservation historic american buildings survey habs no . va 949 oatlands historic district u.s. route 15 leesburg loudoun county va 1 photo 2 measured drawings supplemental material habs no . va 949 a oatlands historic district main house 9 photos 13 measured drawings 6 data pages habs no . va 949 b oatlands historic district bachelor cottage 1 measured drawing 5 data pages habs no . va 949 c oatlands historic district greenhouse 1 measured drawing 4 data pages habs no . va 949 d oatlands historic district studio 1 photo 1 measured drawing 4 data pages 1 photo caption page habs no . va 949 e oatlands historic district servants quarters 5 data pages habs no . va 949 f oatlands historic district carter barn 1 photo 2 measured drawings 5 data pages habs no . va 949 g oatlands historic district little oatlands 2 measured drawings 5 data pages habs no . va 949 h oatlands historic district carter s mills 2 photos 3 data pages 1 photo caption page habs no . va 949 k oatlands historic district mountain gap school 1 photo 1 measured drawing 2 data pages habs no . va 949 l oatlands historic district church of our savior 2 photos 5 data pages 1 photo caption page v t e u.s. national register of historic places in virginia lists by county accomack albemarle alleghany amelia amherst appomattox arlington augusta bath bedford bland botetourt brunswick buchanan buckingham campbell caroline carroll charles city charlotte chesterfield clarke craig culpeper cumberland dickenson dinwiddie essex fairfax county fauquier floyd fluvanna franklin county frederick giles gloucester goochland grayson greene greensville halifax hanover henrico henry highland isle of wight james city king and queen king george king william lancaster lee loudoun louisa lunenburg madison mathews mecklenburg middlesex montgomery nelson new kent northampton northumberland nottoway orange page patrick pittsylvania powhatan prince edward prince george prince william pulaski rappahannock richmond county roanoke county rockbridge rockingham russell scott shenandoah smyth southampton spotsylvania stafford surry sussex tazewell warren washington westmoreland wise wythe york lists by city alexandria bristol buena vista charlottesville chesapeake colonial heights covington danville emporia fairfax falls church franklin fredericksburg galax hampton harrisonburg hopewell lexington lynchburg manassas manassas park martinsville newport news norfolk norton petersburg poquoson portsmouth radford richmond roanoke salem staunton suffolk virginia beach waynesboro williamsburg winchester other lists bridges national historic landmarks keeper of the register history of the national register of historic places property types historic district contributing property retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title oatlands plantation & oldid 730011635 categories houses on the national register of historic places in virginiacarter family residenceshistoric house museums in virginianational historic landmarks in virginiamuseums in loudoun county virginiafederal architecture in virginiaplantations in virginiahouses in loudoun county virginiajourney through hallowed ground national heritage areahistoric american buildings survey in virginianational register of historic places in loudoun county virginianational trust for historic preservationcorcoran familyhidden categories cs1 maint multiple names authors listcoordinates on wikidatacommons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 july 2016 at 03 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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