June Tolliver House

"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 12-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
Location522 Clinton Ave E, Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Coordinates36°52′2″N 82°46′22″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.73002067[1]
VLR No.101-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1973
Designated VLRJuly 17, 1973[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. 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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