June Tolliver House, also known as the June Tolliver House & Folk Art Center, is a historic home located at Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1890, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay Queen Anne-style brick dwelling. It has complex gable roof with projecting end bays. It is recognized as the house in which June Morris, the prototype of June Tolliver, heroine of John Fox, Jr.'s The Trail of the Lonesome Pine boarded when she came to school in Big Stone Gap.[3] The house is open as a museum.
June Tolliver House | |
 "June Tolliver" House, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 522 Clinton Ave E, Big Stone Gap, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′2″N 82°46′22″W / 36.86722°N 82.77278°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002067[1] |
| VLR No. | 101-0003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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 (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: "June Tolliver" House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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