Oakham Farm

 house, estate (manor / mansion land), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Greek Revival (architecture), historic district, American Civil War 1861-1865

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Historic estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

- Built: c. 1790 (single-room original structure - now part of the east wing)
- Alterations: remainder of current east wing added (c. 1840); main body of current house added (1847); west addition (1927)
- Architectural style: Greek Revival; Neoclassical detailing
- Areas of significance: Military; Architecture
- Area: 100 acres
- Historic outbuildings:
~~ schoolhouse (c. 1800)
~~ meat house (c. 1847)
~~ chicken coop (c. 1847)
~~ barn (1880s)
~~ garage (c. 1940)
~~ chauffeur's house (c. 1940)
- Date added to NRHP: 2/2/2016
- Other designations: U.S. Historic District

Oakham Farm is significant for its association with Col. John Singleton Mosby, who initiated the Confederate guerrilla group Mosby’s Rangers in Oakham’s parlor during the Civil War. A legendary cavalry unit during the war, it is commemorated today by the Mosby Heritage Area, Virginia’s first such designated heritage area. Oakham’s former owner Eugenia Fairfax, who died in 1966, was an early preservation leader in the county, and left her mark on the house when she oversaw its extensive Classical Revival renovations in 1927.

NRHP #15001039