Shalango is a historic plantation house located at Wicomico Church, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1855–1856, and is a large 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, I-house frame dwelling. It has a single-pile, central-passage plan and interior end chimneys. The house stands on a tall brick basement and is covered with a gable roof pierced by three dormers on either slope. The front facade features a one-story late 19th-century porch with scroll-sawn decoration.[3]
Shalango | |
 Roadside view of the house | |
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| Location | Sandy Point Road, Wicomico Church, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′26″N 76°19′14″W / 37.82389°N 76.32056°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1855-1856 |
| Architectural style | I-house |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003135[1] |
| VLR No. | 066-0088 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 6, 1986 |
| Designated VLR | April 15, 1986[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shalango" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo