Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park | |
Location | 10 W. Street N, Big Stone Gap, Virginia |
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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. 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.[3]
It 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.
- ^ 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
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- State parks of Virginia
- Museums in Wise County, Virginia
- Parks in Wise County, Virginia
- History museums in Virginia
- Historic house museums in Virginia
- Houses in Wise County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Virginia
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- United States museum stubs
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