Wharton Place | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 18, 1972[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 001-0050 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 0.7 mi. NE of jct. of VA 762 and 679, Mappsville, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.8475°N -75.5328°W |
Builder: | Wellford, Robert |
Architecture: | Federal |
Added: | November 3, 1972 |
Refnum: | 72001378 |
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.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
2 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey