Cline's Va. Home Gets Landmark Status Home in Virginia Where Patsy Cline Lived From Age 16 to 21 Recognized by State As a Landmark The home where Patsy Cline lived in her teens and early 20s is seen in a file photo from March 23, 2001 in Winchester, Va. It is already a favorite stop for country music fans but is now recognized by Virginia as a landmark. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers, File) WINCHESTER, Va. Sep 24, 2005 — The home of Patsy Cline, already a favorite stop for country music fans, is now recognized by Virginia as a landmark. Cline, born 1932 as Virginia Paterson Hensley in Winchester, was in 1973 the first solo female to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She is best known for "Crazy," the torch song penned by Willie Nelson. Cline lived at 608 South Kent St. from age 16 to 21, and lived there off and on through 1957. The home was listed this month on the Virginia Landmarks Register. It also has been proposed for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. "The family home was a foundation and a springboard for Patsy's ambitious dreams of becoming a country music star," says the Department of Historic Resources. The dining room where Cline's mother, Hilda Hensley, sewed her stage outfits remains largely unchanged from the 1950s, the board said. Cline was killed in a plane crash in 1963.

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