Rush Wray Museum Complex 

The Rush Wray Museum complex is owned and operated as a non-profit organization by the Yancey History Association.  The original building bought by the organization was the historic McElroy House- which is now on the National Historic Register.  The complex now includes a 1930’s gas station which houses the Chamber of Commerce and our 1922 Dodge Roadster; the Proffitt/Cousins/King Cabin; two other log structures- a smokehouse relocated from the Jack’s Creek area and a proposed farm/lumber exhibit building; the original cistern; and the Lloyd Bailey Building-which houses the organization’s rotating exhibits, offices, and collections.