Smith-Carter House

Nashville's Smith-Carter House was constructed in 1925. The home is a rare example of an intact, minimally altered Monterey Revival architectural style home. The home was acquired by Carl and June Carter Smith in 1952. June Carter eventually divorced Smith, and remarried a Nix. June Carter was performing with her mother, Maybelle, and her sisters. Their group eventually became known as The Carter Family. The group performed on the Grand Ole Opry and later toured with Elvis Presley. June Carter's songwriting was all carried out at this home, and she also invited other musicians to the home to write songs. In the early 1960s, The Carter Family was invited to perform on The Johnny Cash Show. June and Johnny eventually fell in love and were married in 1968. Johnny and June Carter Cash later moved to a nearby home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. That home burned in 2007. June Carter's mother, Maybelle, lived in this home until she passed away in 1978. The home is still privately owned. The Smith-Carter House is one of Tennessee's newest additions to the National Register of Historic Places. The home was officially listed in the National Register on November 29, 2018. The home was listed under Criteria B, for its association with June Carter Cash, and Criteria C, for its architectural significance. The Smith-Carter House is another piece of Nashville's Country Music History that has been preserved and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

For more on this property, visit: https://www.nps.gov/places/smith-carter-house.htm

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