Built 1799 (1799) VLR # 273-0003 Opened 1799 Phone +1 757-787-8012 Added to NRHP 26 February 1970 | NRHP Reference # 70000780 Designated VLR December 02, 1969 Area 8,000 m² Architectural style Federal architecture | |
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Location NE corner of Crockett Ave. and Market St., Onancock, Virginia Address 69 Market St, Onancock, VA 23417, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosed Similar Barrier Islands Center, Delmarva Peninsula, Eastern Shore Railway, Hopkins and Brother St, Eyre Hall | ||
Ker Place, also known as Kerr Place, is a historic home located at Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1799, and is a two-story, five-bay rectangular Federal-style dwelling with a central projecting pedimented pavilion on both the front and rear elevations. It has a cross-gable roof and a two-story wing which originally was a one-and-a-half story kitchen connected to the house by a hyphen. In 1960, the house and two acres of land were acquired by, and made the headquarters of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, which operates it as an early 19th-century historic house museum.
The first owner was John Shepard, a native of Scotland. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the Onancock Historic District.