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Wharton Place

Coordinates: 37°50′51″N 75°31′58″W / 37.84750°N 75.53278°W / 37.84750; -75.53278
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Wharton Place
Fields at the property; the house is slightly visible at right
Wharton Place is located in Virginia
Wharton Place
Wharton Place is located in the United States
Wharton Place
Location0.7 mi. NE of jct. of VA 762 and 679, Mappsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°50′51″N 75°31′58″W / 37.84750°N 75.53278°W / 37.84750; -75.53278
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1798 (1798)
Built byWellford, Robert
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72001378[1]
VLR No.001-0050
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1972
Designated VLRApril 18, 1972[2]

Wharton Place is a historic home located at Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1798, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a one-story brick kitchen wing. It has a deck-on-hip roof and projecting interior chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing frame smokehouse. The house was built by John Wharton (1762-1811), a prosperous maritime merchant and native of Accomack County.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[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 May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (March 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wharton Place" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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