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Oak Spring Farm

Coordinates: 37°54′18″N 79°14′1″W / 37.90500°N 79.23361°W / 37.90500; -79.23361
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Oak Spring Farm
Oak Spring Farm is located in Virginia
Oak Spring Farm
Oak Spring Farm is located in the United States
Oak Spring Farm
LocationSR 706 at US 11
Coordinates37°54′18″N 79°14′1″W / 37.90500°N 79.23361°W / 37.90500; -79.23361
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1826 (1826)
Built byWilliam Moore
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.94000780[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1994

Oak Spring Farm is a historic farm located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the community of Steeles Tavern. The farm's oldest building, its I-house style farmhouse, was built in 1826 by William Moore. The name of the farm came from a nearby spring originally used by Native American hunters. In 1845, Uriah Fultz purchased the farm; he later gave it to his brother Isaac, who opened a blacksmith shop on the property. In 1860, a two-story horizontal plank addition was placed on the house. The farm's bank barn, added in 1878 is one of the largest in the United States; it replaced the previous barn, which had been destroyed in the Civil War.[2]

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 19, 1994.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Loth, Calder (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. University of Virginia Press. p. 468. ISBN 9780813918624.