Grapeland (Wardtown, Virginia)
Grapeland | |
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| Location | Grapeland Circle, north of Wardtown, near Wardtown, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′40″N 75°52′55″W / 37.54444°N 75.88194°W |
| Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Built | c. 1825 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004207[1] |
| VLR No. | 065-0035 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | June 21, 1977[2] |
Grapeland is a historic plantation home located near Wardtown, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1825, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed, Federal style brick house. It has a one-story, brick wing added in the mid-19th century. Also on the property are the contributing four-bay, frame kitchen building with a central chimney and an early 19th-century frame stable.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grapeland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1825
- Houses in Northampton County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, Virginia
- 1825 establishments in Virginia
- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northampton County, Virginia geography stubs