Wallaceton, Chesapeake

Name: Wallaceton
Address: Chesapeake, United States

#21 among attractions in Chesapeake

Greek Revival architecture

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Wallaceton is a historic home located at Chesapeake, Virginia. 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 to the east of the Dismal Swamp Canal to remove it from canal property. It was named for John Gallaudet Wallace a farmer and businessman who fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy, as a Captain of Company C, 61st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 36°36'49"N, 76°22'43"W

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Pleasant GroveChesapeake United States

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Wallaceton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Cavalier Wildlife Management Area.

5.5 miSW
National park
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
140 min walk • The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States.
4.4 miSE
National park
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area
112 min walk • Cavalier Wildlife Management Area is a 4,550-acre Wildlife Management Area in Chesapeake, Virginia. It preserves habitat for a number of species, including black bear, canebrake rattlesnakes, white-tailed deer, eastern wild turkeys, and many varieties of songbirds.