A. P. Carter Store is a historic
general store museum located at
Maces Spring,
Scott County, Virginia
Scott County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,576. Its county seat is Gate City. Scott County was formed by an act of the General Assembly on November 24, ...
. 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
Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. ...
, a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. It was the residence and small store operated by former
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...
artist
A.P. Carter
Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (December 15, 1891 – November 7, 1960) was an American musician and founding member of The Carter Family, one of the most notable acts in the history of country music.
Biography
Life
A.P. Carter was born to Robe ...
(1891–1960).
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1985. It is now open weekly before concerts as a museum operated by the Carter Family Fold
The Carter Family Fold is a musical performance and concert venue located near Hiltons, Virginia. It is dedicated to the preservation and performance of old time country and bluegrass music. It is named in honor of the original Carter Family, ...
.
References
File:A.P. Carter General Store Museum at the Carter Fold at Maces Springs, Virginia now Hiltons, Virginia.jpg, A.P. Carter General Store in 2016
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
1945 establishments in Virginia
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