Located on the seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore peninsula in the town of Mappsville along the Assawoman Creek, Wharton Place currently encompasses approximately 100 acres of farmland, woodland, marsh, yard and gardens surrounding an early 19th Century brick residential structure constructed for John and Elizabeth Wharton, with several contemporary, as well as more modern, outbuildings. At approximately 42 feet above sea level, Wharton Place is situated atop one of the highest elevations on the Eastern Shore.