Wessells Root Cellar
Wessells Root Cellar | |
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| Nearest city | Hallwood, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°53′54″N 75°37′35″W / 37.89833°N 75.62639°W |
| Built | 1768 |
| Architect | William Vessells |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000779 |
| VLR No. | 001-0076 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970[2] |
| Designated VLR | December 2, 1969[1] |
Wessells Root Cellar is a small brick structure near Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia. The root cellar was built sometime after 1768 by William Vessells as a structure separate from the main house, which burned in 1937. The cellar is of fine quality and has remained in the Wessells family for more than two hundred years. A decorative header pattern in the gable using overfired brick is an unusual detail.[3]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Accomack County, Virginia
- Pence-Carmichael Farm, Barn and Root Cellar
References
[edit]- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (November 13, 1969), National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Wessells Root Cellar (PDF), National Park Service
External links
[edit]- Wessel's Root Cellar, State Routes 701 & 692 vicinity, Hallwood, Accomack County, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Accomack County, Virginia
- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- 1768 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Accomack County, Virginia
- Semi-subterranean structures
- Buildings and structures completed in 1768
- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Accomack County, Virginia, geography stubs