Weaving Room of Crossnore School | |
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| Location | 205 Johnson Ln., Crossnore, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°1′25″N 81°55′50″W / 36.02361°N 81.93056°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architectural style | Rustic revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000417[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 25, 2001 |
Weaving Room of Crossnore School, also known as Home Spun House, is a historic school building located at Crossnore, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, banked, vaguely Rustic Revival-style building constructed of randomly mortared river rock. It was built to house the weaving program of the Crossnore School, an orphanage with an industrial and vocational training program.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
The building is now home to the Crossnore Weavers and Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery, a fine art gallery, weaving studio with museum exhibits, and retail shop that benefits that Crossnore School, a private children's home.[3][4]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Martha G. Hill (February 2000). "Weaving Room of Crossnore School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "Crossnore Weavers and Gallery". Blueridge Natural Heritage Area. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Official site". Crossnores School. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 19:23