Oatlands
The Oatlands Mansion
The stately Oatlands mansion is magnificently preserved and retains its early 19th century Federal and Greek Revival style influences. (Photo by Ron Blunt) Learn More
Picturesque 19th Century Gardens
Visitors can explore the picturesque early 19th century gardens, which are set on a series of terraces carved in the hillside. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith) Learn More
Oatlands, a National Trust Historic Site
Explore the stately mansion, beautiful rolling farmland, exquisite gardens and more than 200 years of American history and culture at Oatlands. (Photo by Ron Blunt) Learn More
Once part of the extensive Carter family plantation holdings, Oatlands is located between Washington and Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Elegant formal gardens were created by generations of the two families who lived here. After the Civil War, the plantation became unprofitable. A prominent Washington family purchased, preserved and maintained the house and grounds as a country estate. Oatlands tells the stories of a 19th-century working plantation, a turn-of-the-century English-style country house and the families who made their home there.
Oatlands is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and operated by Oatlands, Inc.
