Wessells Root Cellar

Wessells Root Cellar
Nearest city Hallwood, Virginia
Coordinates 37°53′54″N 75°37′35″W / 37.89833°N 75.62639°W / 37.89833; -75.62639Coordinates: 37°53′54″N 75°37′35″W / 37.89833°N 75.62639°W / 37.89833; -75.62639
Built 1768
Architect Vessells,William
Architectural style No Style Listed
NRHP Reference # 70000779
VLR # 001-0076
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 26, 1970[1]
Designated VLR December 2, 1969[2]

Wessells Root Cellar is a small brick structure near Hallwood, Accomack County, Virginia. The cellar was built sometime after 1768 by William Vessells as a structure separate from the main house, which burned in 1937. The cellar is of fine quality and has remained in the Wessells family for more than two hundred years. A decorative header pattern in the gable using overfired brick is an unusual detail.[3]

References

  1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (November 13, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Wessells Root Cellar" (pdf). National Park Service.


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