Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)

Wheatland
Location VA 624, Callao, Virginia
Coordinates 38°00′01″N 76°30′47″W / 38.00028°N 76.51306°W / 38.00028; -76.51306Coordinates: 38°00′01″N 76°30′47″W / 38.00028°N 76.51306°W / 38.00028; -76.51306
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built 1848 (1848)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 87000015[1]
VLR # 066-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 15, 1988
Designated VLR April 15, 1986[2]

Wheatland is a historic plantation house located at Callao, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built between 1848 and 1850, and consists of a 2 1/2-story, five-bay, Federal style frame main block flanked by symmetrical 1 1/2-story wings. It measures 96 feet long, and is topped by a gable roof. The front and rear facades features two-tier Doric order porticos. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen (c. 1848-1850), office (c. 1848-1850), North Yard and South Yard houses (c. 1848-1850), barn (late-19th / early-20th century), tenant house (c. 1920-1935), and early 20th century smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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