Shepherd's Plain
Appearance
Shepherd's Plain | |
Location | W of Pungoteague, near Pungoteague, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°37′44″N 75°50′22″W / 37.62889°N 75.83944°W |
Area | 46 acres (19 ha) |
Built | c. 1765 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 82004531[1] |
VLR No. | 001-0032 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1982 |
Designated VLR | October 21, 1980[2] |
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.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shepherd's Plain" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
[edit]Media related to Shepherd's Plain at Wikimedia Commons
- Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, VA: 8 photos and 3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1765
- National Register of Historic Places in Accomack County, Virginia
- Houses in Accomack County, Virginia
- 1765 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Accomack County, Virginia, geography stubs