Southwest Virginia

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the commonwealth. It is located in Big Stone Gap, in a house built in the 1880s for former Virginia Attorney General, Rufus A. Ayers. It was designed and built by Charles A. Johnson. Constructio…
The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the commonwealth. It is located in Big Stone Gap, in a house built in the 1880s for former Virginia Attorney General, Rufus A. Ayers. It was designed and built by Charles A. Johnson. Construction began in 1888 and was completed in 1895.
  • Location: 10 W 1st St N, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
  • Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha)
  • Built: 1895
  • Architect: Johnson, Charles Ralph, Sr.; Campbell, Edmund Schureman
  • Architectural style: Queen Anne
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