Trinkle Mansion

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Trinkle Mansion
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Location525 W. Main St., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°56′48″N81°05′14″W / 36.9466°N 81.0871°W / 36.9466; -81.0871
Built1912
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part of Wytheville 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.

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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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Trinkle Mansion History" . Retrieved February 2, 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.