A. P. Carter Homeplace

A. P. Carter Homeplace

View of the cabin in 2009
Location SE of Maces Spring near jct. of VA 614 and VA 691, Maces Spring, Virginia
Coordinates 36°40′1″N 82°23′39″W / 36.66694°N 82.39417°W / 36.66694; -82.39417Coordinates: 36°40′1″N 82°23′39″W / 36.66694°N 82.39417°W / 36.66694; -82.39417
Area 33 acres (13 ha)
Built 1891 (1891)
Architectural style Log House
MPS Carter Family TR
NRHP Reference # 76002118[1]
VLR # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ 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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