A. P. Carter Homeplace | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 16, 1985[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 084-0020 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | SE of Maces Spring near jct. of VA 614 and VA 691, Maces Spring, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.6669°N -82.3942°W |
Architecture: | Log House |
Added: | July 30, 1976 |
Refnum: | 76002118 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.