D. S. Tavern
D. S. Tavern is one of Albemarle County’s few remaining early ordinaries and the only one in the region to preserve its original bar cage. Tradition holds that the tavern […]
Clifton
Clifton was the home of Thomas Mann Randolph (1768-1828), son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, who served as governor of Virginia and in the U.S. Congress. The original portion of the rambling, […]
Old Mercantile Building
A landmark in the center of Accomac’s historic district, this rare example of Federal commercial architecture was erected as a store in 1816 by the brothers Richard and John Bayly. […]
Onancock Historic District
Snugly situated on Onancock Creek, four miles inland from the Chesapeake Bay, Onancock was founded in 1680 and was Accomack’s first county seat. It has remained a thriving port for […]
Hopkins and Brother Store
The bracketed and weatherboarded Victorian Hopkins and Brother Store building on the waterfront of the Accomack County town of Onancock housed a business founded in 1842 by Capt. Stephen Hopkins. Selling […]
Accomac Historic District
The Eastern Shore courthouse town of Accomac in Accomack County has been a judicial center for over three centuries. The settlement, originally called Matompkin, grew up around John Cole’s tavern, […]
