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Shepherd's Plain
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Shepherd's Plain in 1960
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Location	W of Pungoteague, near Pungoteague, Virginia
Coordinates	37°37′44″N 75°50′22″W / 37.62889°N 75.83944°W / 37.62889; -75.83944
Area	46 acres (19 ha)
Built	c. 1765 (1765)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	82004531
VLR No.	001-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 28, 1982
Designated VLR	October 21, 1980

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.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
3. 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

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

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