This stone, Monterey-style house was built in 1925 and was purchased in 1952 by Carl Smith just weeks before his marriage to June Carter of the Carter Family. After the couple's 1956 divorce, the farm remained home to June and daughter Carlene, while the Carter Family became a regular Grand Ole Opry act. In 1963, June wrote "Ring of Fire" here with Merle Kilgore; it became a certified Gold single recorded soon after by Johnny Cash and the Carter Family. The Carter Family toured with Cash and often appeared on his show, and June and Johnny recorded several duets before marrying in 1968. Mother Maybelle Carter, who developed the "Carter Scratch" guitar picking style, moved here with her husband Ezra in 1971 during his illness. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970, Maybelle was featured on the 1972 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album Will the Circle Be Unbroken and stayed here until her death in 1978.