Wingmead

 house, plantation, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Fishing / Hunting / Wilderness Lodge, Colonial Revival (architecture)

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Historic house and plantation listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1939
Architect: Frederick Wallace Dunn
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Areas of significance: Conservation
Notable past owners: Edward Monsanto Queeny (1897-1968) - industrialist who served as the chairman of the Monsanto corporation (which was founded by his father John).
Area: 5,492 acres *
Significant sructures:
- Main house
- Writing cabin
- Office
- Manager\'s house
- Kennel
- Detached garage
- Stable
Also known as: Edgar Monsanto Queeny House; Queeny Plantation
Date added to NRHP: 5/23/2011
Notes: This plantation was originally built as a hunting retreat for Edgar Monsanto Queeny of the Monsanto corporation. The entire property spans some 14,000 acres of land, with just under 5,500 of those included in its NRHP listing. The 4,000 acre Peckerwood Lake was created by Queeny to serve as a duck-hunting environment and source of irrigation for the plantation\'s land. In addition to his work running the Monsanto corporation, Queeny was also a noted conservationist, and he published several books on the study of waterfowl.

* Total acreage not depicted by polygon