Mitchell's Brick House Tavern
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Mitchell's Brick House Tavern, also known as Oakland, Hite House, Goodwin Tavern, Goodwin House and Coco House, is a historic home located at Arrington
, Nelson County, Virginia
. It is a two-story, painted brick Greek Revival
-style house with a raised or English basement
, built about 1838. The estate consists of the main house with two additions, several dependencies (including an old log smokehouse
), a garage, and the small Goodwin Family cemetery.
It is home to the Nelson County Museum of History, who named the project "Oakland."
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2006.
Arrington, Virginia
Arrington is a census-designated place in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 708.-Reference:*...
, Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,445 people, 5,887 households, and 4,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...
. It is a two-story, painted brick Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
-style house with a raised or English basement
English basement
An English basement is an apartment on the lowest floor of a building, generally a townhouse or brownstone, which is partially below and partially above ground level and which has its own separate entrance from the rest of the building...
, built about 1838. The estate consists of the main house with two additions, several dependencies (including an old log smokehouse
Smokehouse
A smokehouse is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more.-History:...
), a garage, and the small Goodwin Family cemetery.
It is home to the Nelson County Museum of History, who named the project "Oakland."
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2006.