Orna Villa

Orna Villa
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1008 N. Emory St., Oxford, Georgia
Coordinates	33°37′24″N 83°52′2″W / 33.62333°N 83.86722°WCoordinates: 33°37′24″N 83°52′2″W / 33.62333°N 83.86722°W
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1825
Architect	Richard K. Dearing
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	73000636[1]
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1973

Orna Villa, also known as the Alexander Means House and the Means/Tanner House, is a historic Greek Revival house located on Emory Street in Oxford, Georgia. Built in 1825, it is the oldest house in Oxford. The house is a work of Richard K. Dearing.

The home was owned for a time by Alexander Means, a founder and president of Emory College (the original site of which is now Oxford College of Emory University) and was used as a hospital during the American Civil War. The house has been featured in works on haunted houses because of its alleged association with the ghost of Tobe Means.^[2][3][4] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973.^[1] Orna Villa was the location of a college frat party in The Vampire Diaries.^[5]

It is a contributing building within the Oxford Historic District which also is NRHP-listed.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Michael Norman, Beth Scott (2007). Historic Haunted America. Macmillan. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0765319705.
3. "Walking Tour of Oxford". City of Oxford. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
4. Amber Pittman (October 24, 2010). "Phantom Folklore: Orna Villa". Covington News.
5. "'Vampire Diaries' films for 4th season". Covington News. Retrieved 2012-10-20.