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Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°00′01″N 76°30′47″W / 38.00028°N 76.51306°W / 38.00028; -76.51306
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Wheatland
Entrance to the property
Wheatland (Callao, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)
Wheatland (Callao, Virginia) is located in the United States
Wheatland (Callao, Virginia)
LocationVA 624, Callao, Virginia
Coordinates38°00′01″N 76°30′47″W / 38.00028°N 76.51306°W / 38.00028; -76.51306
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1848 (1848)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.87000015[1]
VLR No.066-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1988
Designated VLRApril 15, 1986[2]

Wheatland is a historic plantation house located at Callao, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. It was built between 1848 and 1850, and consists of a 2+12-story, five-bay, Federal style frame main block flanked by symmetrical 1+12-story wings. It measures 96 feet long, and is topped by a gable roof. The front and rear facades features two-tier Doric order porticos. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen (c. 1848–1850), office (c. 1848–1850), North Yard and South Yard houses (c. 1848–1850), barn (late-19th / early-20th century), tenant house (c. 1920–1935), and early 20th century smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo