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OATLANDS
George Carter, a great-grandson of Robert "King" Carter, began this monumental estate in 1804 and embellished it over two decades. In 1827, he graced the facade with fluted Corinthian columns, endowing the Federal-style house with lightness and elegance. He also built terraced gardens, slave quarters, barns, and smokehouses, as well as a greenhouse and gristmill. In 1903, Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis purchased Oatlands. They restored the mansion and gardens and held foxhunt on the former farmland. Their daughters donated Oatlands to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1965.
Department of Historic Resources, 1999 |