Wheatland (Loretto, Virginia) Explained

Wheatland
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 20, 1988[1]
Designated Other1 Number:028-0044
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.0844°N -77.0597°W
Built:-1851
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:December 19, 1990
Refnum:89001918

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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland . John Salmon & Julie Vosmik. September 1988 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo