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Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)

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Built
  
1848 (1848)

NRHP Reference #
  
87000015

Designated VLR
  
April 15, 1986

Area
  
5 ha

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Federal

VLR #
  
066-0013

Opened
  
1850

Added to NRHP
  
15 November 1988

Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)

Location
  
VA 624, Callao, Virginia

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.

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

References

Wheatland (Callao, Virginia) Wikipedia


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