A. P. Carter Store

A. P. Carter Store

View of the store in 2009
Location Rt. 614, Maces Spring, Virginia
Coordinates 36°40′5″N 82°24′47″W / 36.66806°N 82.41306°W / 36.66806; -82.41306Coordinates: 36°40′5″N 82°24′47″W / 36.66806°N 82.41306°W / 36.66806; -82.41306
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1945 (1945)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Vernacular Commercial
MPS Carter Family TR
NRHP Reference # 85001411[1]
VLR # 084-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 14, 1985
Designated VLR April 16, 1985[2]

A. P. Carter Store is a historic general store museum located at Maces Spring, Scott County, Virginia. It was built in 1945, and is a one-story, frame building with a cross-gable roof. The store is most notable for its association with the Carter Family, a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. It was occupied by a store operated by Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Delaney Carter's (1891–1960).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It is now open weekly before concerts as a museum operated by the Carter Family Fold.

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 Store" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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