Wheatland (Loretto, Virginia)
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ John Salmon & Julie Vosmik (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wheatland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
