Upper Weyanoke

Upper Weyanoke
Location S. of Charles City on VA 619, Charles City, Virginia
Coordinates 37°17′54″N 77°04′25″W / 37.29833°N 77.07361°WCoordinates: 37°17′54″N 77°04′25″W / 37.29833°N 77.07361°W
Area 110 acres (45 ha)
Built 1815, 1858-1859
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 80004441[1]
VLR # 018-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 9, 1980
Designated VLR September 16, 1980[2]

Upper Weyanoke is a historic plantation home located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The property contains a 1 1/2-story cottage built about 1815, and a larger two-story Greek Revival style residence erected in 1858-59. The cottage was probably built by John Minge as a two-room dependency to a now vanished main dwelling. The main house was built for Robert Douthat, and is a two-story brick dwelling with a side-hall plan typically utilized in urban homes, rather than rural plantation houses.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Weyanoke". and Accompanying photo