Shalango
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Location | VA 666, Wicomico Church, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°49′26″N 76°19′14″W / 37.82389°N 76.32056°WCoordinates: 37°49′26″N 76°19′14″W / 37.82389°N 76.32056°W |
Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
Built | 1855 | -1856
Architectural style | I-house |
NRHP Reference # | 86003135 |
VLR # | 066-0088 |
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Added to NRHP | November 6, 1986 |
Designated VLR | April 15, 1986 |
Shalango is a historic plantation house located at Wicomico Church, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1855-1856, and is a large 2 1/2-story, five bay, I-house frame dwelling. It has a single-pile, central-passage plan and interior end chimneys. The house stands on a tall brick basement and is covered with a gable roof pierced by three dormers on either slope. The front facade features a one-story late 19th-century porch with scroll-sawn decoration.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.