Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park | |
Southwest Virginia Museum, September 2013 | |
Location | 10 W. Street N, Big Stone Gap, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°51′48″N 82°46′49″W / 36.86333°N 82.78028°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1895 |
Architect | Johnson, Charles Ralph, Sr.; Campbell, Edmund Schureman |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 02001362[1] |
VLR No. | 101-0001 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 22, 2002 |
Designated VLR | September 11, 2002[2] |
The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the state. It is located in Big Stone Gap, in a house built in the 1880s for Virginia Attorney General Rufus A. Ayers. It was designed and built by Charles A. Johnson. Construction began in 1888 and was completed in 1895.[3]
The limestone and sandstone used on the exterior walls came from local quarries. Red oak lines the interior walls and ceilings. A small moat once surrounded the house.[3]
The structure was acquired by the state in 1946 from a foundation managed by C. Bascom Slemp. Much of the museum collection focuses on the coal boom of the 1890s; there are also exhibits dedicated to the history of Big Stone Gap and the surrounding area, and the story of the pioneers that migrated westward during the 18th century.[4] The museum is also the location of the Southwest Virginia Walk of Fame.[5][6][7]
The museum building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b Hensley, Clayton (27 July 2014). "Big Stone Gap awaits its time on the big screen". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
- ^ "WALK OF FAME, Southwest Virginia Museum". www.swvamuseum.org. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Walk of Fame of Southwest Virginia". www.dcr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ Bristol Herald Courier, Joe Tennis. "People who shaped our culture honored on Walk of Fame". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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