Wheatland (Loretto, Virginia)

Wheatland
Location VA 638 between US 17 and the Rappahanock River, Loretto, Virginia
Coordinates 38°05′04″N 77°03′35″W / 38.08444°N 77.05972°WCoordinates: 38°05′04″N 77°03′35″W / 38.08444°N 77.05972°W
Area 350 acres (140 ha)
Built 1849-1851
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 89001918[1]
VLR # 028-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 19, 1990
Designated VLR September 20, 1988[2]

Wheatland is a historic plantation home located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built between 1849 and 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It has a double-pile central hall plan, and features two-story porches on the primcipal facades. A simple one-story gable-roofed frame wing contains a kitchen. The property includes a contributing wharf (1916), smokehouse and kitchen.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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. John Salmon & Julie Vosmik (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo