Loretto (Wytheville, Virginia)

Loretto
Location 190 Peppers Ferry Rd., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°57′26″N 81°4′49″W / 36.95722°N 81.08028°W / 36.95722; -81.08028Coordinates: 36°57′26″N 81°4′49″W / 36.95722°N 81.08028°W / 36.95722; -81.08028
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1852 (1852)
Architect Miller, Morris C.
Architectural style Second Empire, Greek Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 94001093[1]
VLR # 139-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 8, 1994
Designated VLR June 15, 1994[2]

Loretto is a historic home located at Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1852, and is a two-story, single-pile, center-passage-plan dwelling that now forms the rear section of the house. The two-story, brick front section was added in the 1880s, and has a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. The interior has the Greek Revival style decorative details. A two-story front portico was added in 1911, a one-story rear brick ell was added in 1912, and a porte-cochère and pergola were added in 1927. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse (1850s), a double-pen, v-notched log slave quarters and kitchen (1852), and a frame building known as the office.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[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. J. Daniel Pezzoni (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Loretto" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.