Grapeland (Wardtown, Virginia)

Grapeland
Location Grapeland Circle, north of Wardtown, near Wardtown, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′40″N 75°52′55″W / 37.54444°N 75.88194°W / 37.54444; -75.88194Coordinates: 37°32′40″N 75°52′55″W / 37.54444°N 75.88194°W / 37.54444; -75.88194
Area 14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built c. 1825 (1825)
Architectural style Federal, Victorian
NRHP Reference # 80004207[1]
VLR # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grapeland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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