Orna Villa
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| Location | 1008 N. Emory St., Oxford, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°37′27″N 83°51′59″W / 33.62408°N 83.86641°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architect | Richard K. Dearing |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 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]
