A. P. Carter Homeplace
A. P. Carter Homeplace | |
.jpg) View of the cabin in 2009 | |
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| Location | SE of Maces Spring near jct. of VA 614 and VA 691, Maces Spring, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°40′1″N 82°23′39″W / 36.66694°N 82.39417°W |
| Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Log House |
| MPS | Carter Family TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002118[1] |
| VLR No. | 084-0020 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | April 16, 1985[2] |
A. P. Carter Homeplace is a historic home located at Maces Spring, Scott County, Virginia. It is a small, one-story, half-dovetailed log cabin, with a single room on the first floor and loft above. The house is most notable for its association with a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. It is the birthplace of Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Delaney Carter (1891–1960) of the Carter Family.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A. P. Carter Homeplace" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
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