Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Virginia - Accomack County
Accomack County Virginia has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 17 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pocomoke Farm, St. James Church, Accomac Historic District, Arbuckle Place and Assateague Lighthouse.

Several famous people are associated with these Accomack County historic places including Rev. Francis Makemie and Edward Ker.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Accomack County places including Potts, William Vessells, Alexander Stockly, Alexander McCollom, Barbier & Fenestre, T. Wharton, William Andrews, Charles E. Cassell, Robert Wellford and Michael Higgins. Prominent architectural styles found in Accomack Country are Federal, Colonial and Colonial Revival.

Accomac Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004529)
Also known as See Also:Bank Building;Debtors' Prison;St. James Church
Business Rte. 13 , Accomac
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1650-1699
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Arbuckle Place (added 1986 - - #86001136)
Seaside Rd./VA 679 , Assawoman
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wharton,T., Stockly,Alexander
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Assateague Beach Coast Guard Station (added 2015 - - #15000766)
Chincoteague, Chincoteague
Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Assateague Lighthouse (added 1973 - - #73001989)
S of Chincoteague at S end of Assateague Island , Chincoteague
Dough4872, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barbier & Fenestre
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Bank Building (added 1974 - - #74002099)
Also known as Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
No. 1 Court House Ave. , Accomac
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McCollom,Alexander, Higgins,Michael
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
More Information:
archives document
Bayly, Edmund, House (added 1982 - - #82004530)
Also known as Hermitage
VA 615 , Craddockville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bowman's Folly (added 1969 - - #69000216)
Also known as Montpelier
SE of jct. of Rtes. 652 and 13 , Accomac
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bunting Place (added 2003 - - #03000210)
31181 Drummondtown Rd. , Wachapreague
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Central High School (added 2010 - - #10000561)
32308 Lankford Hwy. , Painter
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More Information:
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Cokesbury Church (added 2004 - - #04001265)
Also known as Cokesbury M.E. Church, Cokesbury United Methodist Church; DHR File#273-001-0171
13 Market St. , Onancock
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Cemetery, Museum, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Corbin Hall (added 2005 - - #72001377)
E of Horntown on VA 679 , Horntown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Debtors' Prison (added 1976 - - #76002087)
VA 764 , Accomac
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Hill, Captain Timothy, House (added 2011 - - #11000547)
5122 Main St., Chincoteague Island
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
More Information:
archives document
Hills Farm (added 2008 - - #08000872)
Also known as VDHR File #001-0023, Hunting Creek Plantation
19065 Hills Farm Rd. , Greenbush
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Adams, James W., White, William H.
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
More Information:
archives document
Hopkins and Brother Store (added 1969 - - #69000217)
Market St. , Onancock
Joel Bradshaw, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Kerr Place (added 1970 - - #70000780)
Also known as Ker`s Place
NE corner of Crockett Ave. and Market St. , Onancock
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
More Information:
archives document
Locustville Academy (added 2016 - - #16000792)
Locustville, Locustville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1859-1926 AD
Mason House (added 1974 - - #74002100)
N of Guilford off VA 658 , Guilford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Andrews,William
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Onancock Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001266)
Also known as VDHR File No. 273-1;See Also:Kerr Place;Hopkins and Brother
Roughly bounded by Joynes Branch, Onancock Cr. and Lake, Kerr, Jackson, Market, Justice, Johnson and Holly Sts. , Onancock
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Cassell,Charles E.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Pitts Neck (added 1976 - - #76002088)
Also known as Pitts Neck Farm
6 mi. W of New Church on VA 709 , New Church
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Pocomoke Farm (added 2007 - - #07000054)
Also known as VDHR #001-0112; 44AC0557, Makemie Monument Park
7492 Monument Rd., VA 699 , Sanford
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Makemie, Rev. Francis
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Park
More Information:
archives document
Scarborough House Archaeological Site (44AC4) (added 1985 - - #85001125)
Also known as 44AC4
Address Restricted , Davis Wharf
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Colonial
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Camp
Shepherd's Plain (added 1982 - - #82004531)
W of Pungoteague , Pungoteague
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Ker,Edward
Significant Year:
1780, 1765
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
St. George's Church (added 1970 - - #70000781)
VA 178, NE of jct. with VA 180 , Pungoteague
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
St. James Church (added 1969 - - #69000215)
Daugherty Rd. between Back St. and Ocean Hwy. , Accomac
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Potts
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Tangier Island Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000384)
W. Ridge, Main Ridge & Canton Rds., Tangier
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Wessells Root Cellar (added 1970 - - #70000779)
NE of jct. of Rtes. 701 and 692 , Hallwood
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vessells,William
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Storage
More Information:
archives document
Wharton Place (added 1972 - - #72001378)
0.7 mi. NE of jct. of VA 762 and 679 , Mappsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wellford,Robert
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Willowdale (added 2007 - - #07000401)
Also known as Gunther Farm; Willow Dale, DHR#001-0062; Smith Place
18412 Willowdale Dr. , Painter
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al, Smith, John
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
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