Cheriton in Northampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stratton Manor

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

1. Stratton Manor Marker

Inscription. Benjamin Stratton, a member of the family that had owned the land since 1636, constructed this finely crafted house nearby about 1764, according to dated chimney bricks.Perhaps built on the site of an earlier Stratton dwelling, the house exemplifies the 18th - century vernacular architecture typical of Virginia's Eastern Shore. Among the features of the regional form are frame construction. Flemish-bond brick ends, chevron patterns in the gables, exterior chimneys with steepy sloping weatherings, and paneled chimney walls inside. Stratton was a chairmaker as well as a farmer, giving the house significance as an artisan's dwelling of the Revolutionary era.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WY-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1636.

Location. 37° 18.589′ N, 75° 57.704′ W. Marker is in Cheriton, Virginia, in Northampton County. It is on Charles M Lankford Memorial Highway (U.S. 13) near Cobbs

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Station Road (County Road 636), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cheriton VA 23316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salem Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); Eyre Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Tidewater Institute (approx. ¾ mile away); Town Fields (approx. 1.2 miles away); Home of First Settler (approx. 2.8 miles away); Home of the First Settler (approx. 2.8 miles away); Eastville Inn

Stratton Manor Marker, looking south along Charles M Lankford Memorial Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

2. Stratton Manor Marker, looking south along Charles M Lankford Memorial Highway

(approx. 3.1 miles away); Historic Northampton County Court Bell (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheriton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Towne Fields (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,345 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.