Patsy Cline House National Historic Landmark Nomination
Causey ED. 2021. Patsy Cline House National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 100006248_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark nomination for the Patsy Cline House in the City of Winchester, Virginia. The NHL nomination for the Patsy Cline House documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 2. Located in a historically working-class neighborhood, the house was the home of country music singer Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley). Cline played a significant role in the history of country music as a co-creator of the Nashville Sound and as one of the most successful female performers of the 1950s and 1960s. Her success demonstrated the commercial viability of the Nashville Sound and showed the country music industry that female performers could achieve comparable levels of success as male performers. The period of national significance is 1948-1957.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Causey, Evelyn
- Date of Issue
- 2021-01-13
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- country music, music, Nashville Sound, National Historic Landmark, Patsy Cline, Virginia, Virginia Hensley, Winchester, women