Oakley
N 38° 14.349 W 078° 08.988
17S E 749449 N 4236191
Oakley, a Greek Revival home, was constructed in 1843.
Waymark Code: WM4P4X
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2008
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Oakley
Dr. Robert Thomas, a prominent Orange County physician, constructed Oakley in the Greek Revival style in 1843. His daughter Sarah (Sally) Thomas Browning and her husband, G. Judson Browning, later owned it. George W. Bagby (1826-1883), Southern Literary Messenber editor and well-known humorist, cast Judson Browning as the fictional narrator of "Jud Brownin's Account of (Anton) Rubenstein's Playing" and "Fray Devilo," stories describing a piano concert and an opera in rural dialect. The genre remained popular into the 20th century. Browning organized the Orange Rangers during the Civil War and afterward served in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1865-1867.
Marker Number: JJ1
Marker Title: Oakley
Marker Location: Rt. 20 west of Orange
County or Independent City: Orange County.
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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