Carter, A. P., Homeplace

SE of Maces Spring near jct. of VA 614 and VA 691, Maces Spring, Virginia. County/parish: Scott.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 30, 1976. NRIS 76002118.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • A.P. Carter Birthplace

From Wikipedia:

A. P. Carter Homeplace

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678940

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