Homes

Taylor House – 14 Market Street Initially built in the 1870s as the Town Hall facing south on the south side of Town Square, the house has been a private residence since 1920 when it was moved across the street Continue Reading

Taylor House – 14 Market Street Initially built in the 1870s as the Town Hall facing south on the south side of Town Square, the house has been a private residence since 1920 when it was moved across the street Continue Reading

Harmanson House – 58 Market Street The Queen Anne-style house was built in 1887 by Dr. Charles Harmanson, whose unusual interest in horticulture led him to plant extensive gardens on the property. Subsequent owners’ varied interests have included Mayor Upshire Continue Reading

Alicia Hopkins House – 1 Market Street For more than a century, Captain Stephen Hopkin’s 1830s Classical Revival style house was the base for the Hopkins family, whose shipping business and store were nearby at the town wharf.  In the Continue Reading

Scott Hall – 2 South Street The oldest house in Onancock was built in 1778. Although modified many times over the years, it retains a gambrel roof and charming proportions. Revolutionary War hero Commodore Zedekia Whaley is buried in the Continue Reading

Lilliston House – 79 Market Street Extensive restoration of this 1908 modified Queen Anne style house has enhanced it dramatically in recent years. A Corinthian-columned porch shingled Victorian decorative work and a unique roof design give the house a distinctive Continue Reading

Ker Place (Shore History) – 69 Market Street Ker Place, built from 1799 to 1802, is the finest example of Federal architecture on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. It serves as headquarters to the ESVA Historical Society (Shore History), which Continue Reading

San Souci – 80 Market Street Although San Souci is French for “free from care,” nothing could be further from the truth to describe a historic house than being free from care. As in Ingleside, the oldest section of this Continue Reading

Hopkins House (Beechlawn) – 8 Market Street Captain Hopkin’s middle son, John P.L., built the house in 1860 and made significant additions in 1890 and 1906.  The house takes its name from the majestic beech trees shading the yard, which Continue Reading

Ingleside – 4 Market Street The home of Captain Hopkins’ oldest son, William, has undergone recent restoration.  The 1840s section on the rear of the house is almost hidden behind the imposing 1890s Victorian facing Market Street.