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.
Oak Hill Estate | |
 Southwest facade of Oak Hill, behind the original west gate. A low modern wall is in the foreground. | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 40, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) west of U.S. Route 119, North Union Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′54″N 79°44′26″W / 39.91500°N 79.74056°W |
| Area | 261 acres (106 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Woodyatt, Ernest; Burnham, Daniel |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000514[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
History and architectural features
editLocated 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
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to Oak Hill Estate at Wikimedia Commons- Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great website: Mount Saint Macrina
