Oak_Hill_Estate

Oak Hill Estate

Oak Hill Estate

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States


Oak Hill Estate, also known as Mt. St. Macrina and Fox Hill, is an historic, American estate that is located in North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

History and architectural features

Located on the property are seven contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. The estate was developed in 1903, by coal baron J.V. Thompson, an associate of Henry Clay Frick, and was conceptualized by architect Daniel Burnham. The mansion is a three-story, forty-two-room, 18,313-square-foot, brick building that was designed in the Classical Revival style. Other contributing buildings include a smaller residence built for Thompson's son, a pool house, a carriage house/stable, a pumphouse, a schoolhouse/servant's quarters, and garage. The contributing sites and structure are the Springer cemetery (c. 1840), west gate and drive, stone wall, and the remains of a small garage, racetrack, and conservatory/pool. The private estate was sold after Thompson's death in 1933, to the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]


References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan Thagard Henry; Kathleen Kadee & Heather Rocks (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oak Hill Estate" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.

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