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Hopkins and Brother Store

Coordinates: 37°42′44″N 75°45′20″W / 37.71222°N 75.75556°W / 37.71222; -75.75556
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Hopkins and Brother Store
Hopkins and Brother Store, April 2013
Hopkins and Brother Store is located in Virginia
Hopkins and Brother Store
Hopkins and Brother Store is located in the United States
Hopkins and Brother Store
LocationMarket St., Onancock, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′44″N 75°45′20″W / 37.71222°N 75.75556°W / 37.71222; -75.75556
Arealess than one acre
Built1842 (1842)
Part ofOnancock Historic District (ID92001266)
NRHP reference No.69000217[1]
VLR No.273-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated CPOctober 8, 1992
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]

Hopkins and Brother Store is a historic commercial building located at Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It is a simple frame structure consisting of a two-storey block with a slightly lower two-storey ell and lean-to. The building features corner pilasters, a bracketed cornice, and one "Gothic" window in the attic. Hopkins and Brother was founded in 1842 by Captain Stephen Hopkins. The business remained in the hands of the Hopkins family until it was discontinued in 1965. The business served as one of the commercial and maritime trading centers of the Eastern Shore. Detailed records of the store exist from 1839 to 1965 and have been donated to the Virginia Historical Society.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Onancock Historic District.

The store is currently a restaurant, Mallards at the Wharf.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hopkins and Brother Store" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo