Maybelle and Ezra Carter House

Maybelle and Ezra Carter House
Location Rt. 614, Maces Spring, Virginia
Coordinates 36°40′26″N 82°24′10″W / 36.67389°N 82.40278°WCoordinates: 36°40′26″N 82°24′10″W / 36.67389°N 82.40278°W
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1936
Architectural style Scott's County Vernacular
Governing body Private
MPS Carter Family TR
NRHP Reference # 85001412[1]
VLR # 084-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 12, 1985
Designated VLR April 16, 1985[2]

Maybelle and Ezra Carter House is a historic home located at Maces Spring, Scott County, Virginia. The original one-story, frame dwelling was enlarged by an additional 1/2-story for more bedroom space in the 1920s-1930s. The 1936 remodeling resulted in a vernacular interpretation of the popular Bungalow style. The house is most notable for its association with the Carter Family, a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. It was the home of Maybelle Addington Carter (1909–1978), who was married to Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Delaney Carter's (1891–1960) brother Ezra (Eck) Carter.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Maybelle and Ezra Carter House". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo