Wallaceton (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Historic house in Virginia, United States
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Wallaceton is a historic home located at Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. The original section was built between 1853 and 1863, as a company store. It was expanded after the American Civil War. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has flat corner pilasters, a heavy box cornice under the eaves, and a full-width front porch. Also on the property are a contributing two-room kitchen building and a dairy. About 1910, it was relocated approximately 100 feet (30 m) to the east of the Dismal Swamp Canal to remove it from canal property.[3] It was named for John Gallaudet Wallace, a farmer and businessman who fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy.
Wallaceton | |
Northern side | |
  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 3509 George Washington Hwy., S, Chesapeake, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°36′49″N 76°22′43″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000455[1] |
| VLR No. | 131-0379 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1994 |
| Designated VLR | March 10, 1994[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]