Debtors' Prison, Accomac

Name: Debtors' Prison
Address: Accomac, United States

#3 among attractions in Accomac

Museum, Georgian architecture

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The Debtors' Prison is a historic debtors' prison in Accomac, Virginia. Constructed in 1783 as a house for the Accomack County jailer, it is the oldest public structure in the county. It was converted to use as a debtors' prison in 1824, which purpose it served until 1849. The prison was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; along with structures in Worsham and Tappahannock, both in Virginia as well, it is one of only three debtors' prisons in the country on the National Register. ()

Built: 1783 (241 years ago)Coordinates: 37°43'7"N, 75°40'2"W

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Accomac United States

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Debtors' Prison – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cokesbury Church, Kerr Place, Bank Building, St. James Church.

4.7 miW
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Cokesbury Church, Onancock
120 min walk • Cokesbury United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 13 Market Street in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, as a one-story, Greek Revival-style temple-front frame church. It was enlarged with a four-story, Gothic Revival entrance / bell tower with spire in 1886 and remodeled in 1892–1894.
4.4 miW
Museum, History museum
Kerr Place, Onancock
112 min walk • Ker Place, also known as Kerr Place, is a historic home located at Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in 1799, and is a two-story, five-bay rectangular Federal-style dwelling with a central projecting pedimented pavilion on both the front and rear elevations.
~1100 ftW
Park
Bank Building, Accomac
6 min walk • Bank Building, also known as Old Mercantile Building and Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, is a historical commercial building located at Accomac, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia.
~1530 ftW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
St. James Church, Accomac
8 min walk • St. James Church is a historic Episcopal Church on Drummondtown Road near Back Street in Accomac, Virginia, United States. Originally established as a chapel of ease for Accomack Parish in the seventeenth century, the present St. James Church was erected in 1838 as the town then known as Drummondtown grew as the county seat.
~620 ftNE
37°43'12"N • 75°39'57"W
Eastern Shore Public Library-Virginia, Accomac
3 min walk • Library
3.3 miSW
Locality
Onley
85 min walk • Onley is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2010 census.

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Which popular attractions are close to Debtors' Prison?

Nearby attractions include Eastern Shore Public Library-Virginia, Accomac (3 min walk), Bank Building, Accomac (6 min walk), St. James Church, Accomac (8 min walk).

Debtors' Prison, Accomac

Facts and practical information

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Debtors' Prison – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Cokesbury Church, Onancock

Kerr Place, Onancock

Bank Building, Accomac

St. James Church, Accomac

Eastern Shore Public Library-Virginia, Accomac

Onley

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Debtors' Prison?