Hopkins and Brother Store explained

Hopkins and Brother Store
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:May 13, 1969[1]
Designated Other1 Number:273-0002
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Market St., Onancock, Virginia
Coordinates:37.7122°N -75.7556°W
Added:November 12, 1969
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:69000217
Nrhp Type2:cp
Designated Nrhp Type2:October 8, 1992
Partof:Onancock Historic District
Partof Refnum:92001266

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.[2]

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hopkins and Brother Store . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. June 1969. and Accompanying photo