Wheatland Manor

Wheatland Manor
Location N side VA 639¼ mi. SE of jct. with VA 638, near Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates 37°30′16″N 79°48′23″W / 37.50444°N 79.80639°WCoordinates: 37°30′16″N 79°48′23″W / 37.50444°N 79.80639°W
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1820, c. 1850
Built by English,Michael
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 91002040[1]
VLR # 011-0038
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 5, 1992
Designated VLR October 8, 1991[2]

Wheatland Manor is a historic home located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built about, and is a two-story, five bay, brick, center passage plan I-house dwelling with interior Federal style detailing. It has a two-level Greek Revival style porch and two-story brick ell dated to the 1850s. Attached to the ell is a one-story frame kitchen wing. Also on the property are a contributing retaining wall, site of a terraced garden, ruins of an ice house, and foundation.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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 05-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. Daniel Pezzoni (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland Manor". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo