Wharton Place
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Fields at the property; the house is slightly visible at right
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Location | 0.7 mi. NE of jct. of VA 762 and 679, Mappsville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°50′51″N 75°31′58″W / 37.84750°N 75.53278°WCoordinates: 37°50′51″N 75°31′58″W / 37.84750°N 75.53278°W |
Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
Built | 1798 |
Built by | Wellford, Robert |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference # | 72001378 |
VLR # | 001-0050 |
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Added to NRHP | November 3, 1972 |
Designated VLR | April 18, 1972 |
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.