Wheatland Manor Explained

Wheatland Manor
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 8, 1991[1]
Designated Other1 Number:011-0038
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.5044°N -79.8064°W
Built:c., c. 1850
Builder:English, Michael
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:February 5, 1992
Refnum:91002040

Wheatland Manor is a historic home located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. Built circa 1820, it is a two-story, five-bay, brick, center passage plan I-house dwelling with interior Federal style detailing. It has a two-level Greek Revival style porch and two-story brick ell dated to the 1850s. Attached to the ell is a one-story frame kitchen wing. Also on the property are a contributing retaining wall, site of a terraced garden, ruins of an ice house, and foundation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland Manor. Daniel Pezzoni . September 1991. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo