Egglestetton | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | June 17, 1975[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 004-0005 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Northwest of Chula, Chula, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.3978°N -77.9853°W |
Added: | March 28, 1980 |
Refnum: | 80004167 |
Egglestetton is a historic plantation house located near Chula, Amelia County, Virginia. It was built about 1799, and is a -story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a gambrel roof. It has a Central-passage plan and has beaded weatherboard siding. The house was extensively restored in 1972–1973. Also on the property is an early 19th-century kitchen. It was built for planter and Congressman Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.