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Wilton
Middlesex County, Virginia
ca. 1750
25 acres
$990,000
ON THE VIRGINIA LANDMARKS REGISTER AND NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Click on above photos to see larger images.This old Virginia brick home of the Churchill family is one of the great mid-sized planter's houses of the 18th century. Revered by laymen and architectural historians alike, it has rarely been seen by the public. The rich paneling has the original paint, the floors never sanded; the horse-hair plaster is multi-shaded and cracked with age, and the superb walnut stair is intact and sound. Wilton was built as a typical story-and-one-half house about 1750, and was the center of a 6,000-acre plantation. The walls are carefully laid in Flemish bond, with precise brickwork especially evident in the jack arches. Note the beefy chimney caps with plaster washes. In 1762, William Churchill added the wing and covered both sections with a gambrel/Dutch roof. The rear terminates in a flashy hipped or clipped gable. Inside, the fully paneled parlor was left alone, but the stair hall was narrowed (see the floor marks), an arch cut through the back, and the entrance re-oriented to the west side of the wing. The walnut stair, installed in the 1762 section, is unusually well proportioned and features a unique cushion frieze under the stair landing. The floor plan of this house is largely unchanged since the 18th century and there is adequate room for baths, a kitchen and modern amenities. The house is now for sale with 25 acres. An old quarter kitchen, log house and huge boxwood compliment the house. The house has been maintained but has never been restored. Tax credits will be available for a well-planned restoration project. Protective easements have been placed on the property. A package of information on the Historic Wilton property is available.
Contact:
Sarah Cooleen Revolving Fund Program Manager
scooleen@preservationvirginia.org
804-648-1889 ext. 320
Fax: 804-775-0802
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