Chellowe

Chellowe
State historic marker, on U.S. Route 60 in Buckingham County
Chellowe is located in Virginia
Chellowe
Chellowe is located in the United States
Chellowe
LocationVA 56, Sprouses Corner, Virginia
Coordinates37°29′6″N 78°24′54″W / 37.48500°N 78.41500°W / 37.48500; -78.41500
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1800 (1800), c. 1820, c. 1840
ArchitectParrish, Valentine
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.99000961[1]
VLR No.014-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1999
Designated VLRJune 16, 1999[2]

Chellowe is a historic plantation house located on county route 623 in Buckingham County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1820 and modified about 1840. It is a two-story, three part, frame dwelling with Gothic Revival and Classical Revival style detailing. It features a two-story tetrastyle portico with Chippendale railings. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen (c. 1800), office (c. 1840), and garden terraces developed in the 19th century.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#99000961)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register - Chellowe". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ Don A. Swofford and J. Daniel Pezzoni (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chellowe" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-08-05. and Accompanying photo Archived 2021-06-28 at the Wayback Machine