Wharton Place is a historic home located at Mappsville,

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. It was built in 1798, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the

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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

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. The house was built by John Wharton (1762-1811), a prosperous maritime merchant and native of Accomack County. an
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/ref> It was added to the

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in 1974.

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Wharton Place, Assawaman Creek vicinity, Mappsville, Accomack County, VA
2 photos and 2 data pages at

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