Oakden formerly Oakland
Chester, VA, 23831 US / VA
Location Description
Oakden (formerly Oakland Farm) - 33 acres in the heart of Chester - Features include : mid 19th century Greek Revival house with English basement, pond with lilly pads, hardwood and pine woods with trails, Early 20th Century barn with loft,18th century cabin ruins, Pump House, Smoke house, 80 year old boxwoods, Vegetable and flower gardens and a couple of resident ghosts. Listed as a Chesterfield County Historic Property. Built around 1856 by the co-founder of Chester - Captain Snead. Family owned and occupied since 1935.
Location Category
- ACCOMMODATIONS - [general]
- ACCOMMODATIONS - Cabins / Lodges
- AGRICULTURE - [general]
- AGRICULTURE - Barns & Silos
- AGRICULTURE - Farms
- CITIES / TOWNS - [general]
- HOUSES - [general]
- HOUSES - Farmhouses / Rural
- HOUSES - Mansions / Estates
- HOUSES - Period Homes / Historic
- HOUSES - Plantations
- MUSEUMS / EXHIBITS - [general]
- MUSEUMS / EXHIBITS - Military / Civil War
- MUSEUMS / EXHIBITS - Military / Civil War
Architecture Style
- 1800s / Civil War
