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Trinkle Mansion
Trinkle Mansion is located in Virginia
Trinkle Mansion
Trinkle Mansion is located in the United States
Trinkle Mansion
Location525 W. Main St., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates36°56′48″N 81°05′14″W / 36.9466°N 81.0871°W / 36.9466; -81.0871
Built1912
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofWytheville Historic District (ID94001179[1])
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1994

Trinkle Mansion is an historic building located in Wytheville, Virginia that is now a four-room bed and breakfast. It is a contributing property to the Wytheville Historic District.

History

The Trinkle Mansion was built in 1912 by William Trinkle, the son of a prominent Wytheville family. William married a young woman by the name of Ethel and the young couple had two young children, a boy and a girl. William was a wealthy farm owner that oversaw 20,000 acres (81 km2) of land. The house was built in a Classical Revival style and had unprecedented technology for the time period like a steam heating system and a built-in central vacuum system.[2] The house is now on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register as part of the Wytheville Historic District, added to the national register in 1994.[3]

The Locale

Wytheville is a small town located in western Virginia The town contains a number of historical sites like the Haller-Gibboney Rock House Museum, Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, and Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum. There are also a number of hiking and biking trails that surround the town.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Trinkle Mansion History". Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wytheville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. ^ "Home". visitwytheville.com.


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