Egglestetton Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Egglestetton. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. June 1975. and Accompanying photo