Wharton Place is a historic home located at Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1798, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a one-story brick kitchen wing. It has a deck-on-hip roof and projecting interior chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing frame smokehouse. The house was built by John Wharton (1762-1811), a prosperous maritime merchant and native of Accomack County.[3]
Wharton Place | |
 Fields at the property; the house is slightly visible at right | |
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| Location | 0.7 mi. NE of jct. of VA 762 and 679, Mappsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′51″N 75°31′58″W / 37.84750°N 75.53278°W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Built | 1798 |
| Built by | Wellford, Robert |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001378[1] |
| VLR No. | 001-0050 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | April 18, 1972[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[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 May 12, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (March 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wharton Place" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
edit- Wharton Place, Assawaman Creek vicinity, Mappsville, Accomack County, VA: 2 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey