Historic place · Big Stone Gap, VA
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-2001362. Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Big Stone Gap, VA. The record classifies the property as BUILDING; ARCHITECTURE; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY and places it in Wise County. Its source record says it was listed on 2002-11-22. The record also lists Ayers, Rufus A., House; VDHR file no. 101-0002 as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-2001362 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence. Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park has a source-record listing date of 2002-11-22.
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- Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Big Stone Gap, VA. The record classifies the property as BUILDING; ARCHITECTURE; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY and places it in Wise County. Its source record says it was listed on 2002-11-22. The record also lists Ayers, Rufus A., House; VDHR file no. 101-0002 as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-2001362 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
- Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park has a source-record listing date of 2002-11-22.
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Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Big Stone Gap, VA. The record classifies the property as BUILDING; ARCHITECTURE; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY and places it in Wise County. Its source record says it was listed on 2002-11-22. The record also lists Ayers, Rufus A., House; VDHR file no. 101-0002 as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-2001362 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
Source: nps-officialListing context
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park has a source-record listing date of 2002-11-22.
Source: nps-officialCited fact
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-2001362.
Source: nps-officialCounty or jurisdiction
Wise, VA
Source: nps-officialOfficial source record
nrhp-2001362
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