A. P. Carter Homeplace Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A. P. Carter Homeplace . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. February 1985. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.