Wheatland

VA 638 between US 17 and the Rappahanock River, Loretto, Virginia. County/parish: Essex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 19, 1990. NRIS 89001918.

4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing object.

Also known as:

  • DHL File No. 28-44

From Wikipedia:

Wheatland (Loretto, Virginia)

Wheatland is a historic plantation home located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built between 1849 and 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It has a double-pile central hall plan, and features two-story porches on the principal facades. A simple one-story gable-roofed frame wing contains a kitchen. The property includes a contributing wharf (1916), smokehouse and kitchen.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680459

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