Westmoreland County, United States
Wirtland
Westmoreland County, United States
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Wirtland is a historic brick house in Westmoreland County, Virginia, built in 1850 by William Wirt, Jr., son of former U.S. Attorney General William Wirt. A high-quality example of rural Gothic Revival architecture, the two-story structure is built in a cross shape around a central chimney, with multiple porches fronting its stucco-covered exterior. The interior features ornate plasterwork, marble mantels, and a spectacular two-story spiral staircase, with Gothic ornamentation throughout. The house is surrounded by an attached 15-acre Victorian-style landscaped park. After Wirt's death in 1899, the property passed through several notable owners, including author and playwright Paul Kester, before the Slocums undertook extensive restoration in the 1940s and 1950s. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and designated a Virginia Historic Landmark, Wirtland is considered one of Virginia's most significant houses of its style, and its park represents one of the few remaining examples of Victorian landscaping.
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- Type
- house
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark
- Place
- Westmoreland County, United States
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