Kerr Place
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Ker Place
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Entrance to Kerr Place, April 2013
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| Location | NE corner of Crockett Ave. and Market St., Onancock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′46″N 75°44′50″W / 37.71278°N 75.74722°WCoordinates: 37°42′46″N 75°44′50″W / 37.71278°N 75.74722°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1799 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000780 |
| VLR # | 273-0003 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | December 02, 1969 |
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 1 1⁄2-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.
Ker Place, HABS photo
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