A. P. Carter Store
Appearance
A. P. Carter Store | |
Location | Rt. 614, Maces Spring, Virginia |
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Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1945 |
Architectural style | Vernacular Commercial |
MPS | Carter Family TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85001411[1] |
VLR No. | 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 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]
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.
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Cash-Carter family
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1945
- Buildings and structures in Scott County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Virginia
- Heart of Appalachia, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs