Celebrating Patsy Cline
Vision Statement

To commemorate the life and legend of country music star, Patsy Cline, CELEBRATING PATSY CLINE (CPC, INC.) will preserve Patsy’s childhood home as part of an innovative master plan calling for historical exhibits, public programs, and interpretive tours to honor the Winchester native.  A unique blend of public programs and activities will present Patsy Cline in her early years, when she dreamed of singing at the Grand Ole Opry and struggled to become a Nashville star. 

In tribute to Patsy, CELEBRATING PATSY CLINE (CPC, INC.) will restore 608 Kent Street, Patsy’s childhood home in Winchester, Virginia.  The family home will be returned to its original appearance circa 1950, when Virginia Patterson Hensley (a.k.a. Patsy Cline) and her family lived there.  Entrance to the home will be gained from the Green Circle through the backyard of 608 Kent Street.  Access for the disabled will be available from the Kent Street side of the home. Work to preserve Patsy’s home will meet the standards set forth by the Secretary of Interior for properties listed on the Federal Register of Historic Places and Celebrating Patsy Cline will pursue a listing on the national register based upon the significance of her music, her talent and her leadership role for women in Nashville, then and now. 

(CPC, INC.) and its partners envision a radiating network of on-going public programs and events within the larger Winchester area to keep Patsy’s memory alive and create a living tribute.  Bus, auto, and walking tours will lead visitors to significant sites.  Concerts held in a small, casual amphitheater behind the 608 Kent Street property will carry on Patsy’s musical legacy.  And, 608 Kent Street will become the heart of Patsy’s story, depicting Patsy within the backdrop of Winchester through accurate historic furnishings, multi-media soundscapes, and visual imagery.   

The second floor of 608 Kent Street will be devoted to the systematic collection of local memories and recollections of the younger Patsy Cline.  The Patsy Cline Oral History Project will record and archive local narratives about Patsy, and in so doing, begin a search for memorabilia associated with Patsy and her early years.  These oral histories and authentic objects will be archived along with those currently owned by Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc., and used in the development of rotating exhibits locally.