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Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)

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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Wheatland
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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LocationVA 624, Callao, Virginia
Coordinates38°00′01″N 76°30′47″W / 38.00028°N 76.51306°W / 38.00028; -76.51306
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1848 (1848)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.87000015
VLR No.066-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1988
Designated VLRApril 15, 1986

Wheatland is a historic plantation house located at Callao, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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