Ker Place

Ker Place, sometimes spelled 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.^[3]

LocationNE corner of Crockett Ave. and Market St., Onancock, Virginia

Coordinates37°42′46″N 75°44′50″W

Area2 acres (0.81 ha)

Built1799 (1799)

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Ker Place
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district – Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Entrance to Ker Place, April 2013
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Location	NE corner of Crockett Ave. and Market St., Onancock, Virginia
Coordinates	37°42′46″N 75°44′50″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1799 (1799)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	70000780[1]
VLR No.	273-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1970
Designated VLR	December 02, 1969[2]

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The first owner was John Shepherd Ker, a native of Accomack County, Virginia, son of Edward Ker, a native of Cessford, Scotland and Margaret Shepherd, from Northampton County, Virginia.^[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1] It is located in the Onancock Historic District.