Built c. 1765 (1765) VLR # 001-0032 Area 19 ha Added to NRHP 28 June 1982 | NRHP Reference # 82004531 Designated VLR October 21, 1980 Architectural style Georgian architecture | |
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Location W of Pungoteague, near Pungoteague, Virginia | ||
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Shepherd's Plain, also known as Melrose, is a historic home located near Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built between 1755 and 1775, and is a two-story, five bay rectangular Georgian-style dwelling with brick ends with interior end chimneys and frame fronts. It measures 39 feet by 54 feet, and has a gable roof. The interior has a central passage plan and features notable paneling in the formal parlor. It was built for Edward Ker, a prominent Accomack County planter and politician.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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