Wheatland | |
Location | VA 624, Callao, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°00′01″N 76°30′47″W / 38.00028°N 76.51306°W |
Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 87000015[1] |
VLR No. | 066-0013 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1988 |
Designated VLR | April 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+1⁄2-story, five-bay, Federal style frame main block flanked by symmetrical 1+1⁄2-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]