Johnny Cash’s Childhood Home Could Become Historic Site

Johnny Cash’s childhood home may be tapped to become a national historic landmark. The home, located in Dyess, Arkansas, is up for a vote this week that may qualify it as one of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s top priorities. Preservation Program spokesman Mark Christ told area media that the final decision, however, will be up to the National Park Service.More »

By on November 30, 2017

Johnny Cash’s childhood home may be tapped to become a national historic landmark. The home, located in Dyess, Arkansas, is up for a vote this week that may qualify it as one of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s top priorities. Preservation Program spokesman Mark Christ told area media that the final decision, however, will be up to the National Park Service: “They go through a rigorous internal determination of eligibility before going to the (Arkansas) board, so if a nomination makes it through both of those processes, it’s definitely a property that should be listed,” he said. The home was built in 1934. Cash’s family received the home and 40 acres of farmland as part of a federal recovery program during the Great Depression. The family sold the home in1954. It is currently under the care of Arkansas State University, which completed a restoration project on the home in 2014. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «