Weaving Room of Crossnore School

Weaving Room of Crossnore School
Location 205 Johnson Ln., Crossnore, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°1′25″N 81°55′50″W / 36.02361°N 81.93056°W / 36.02361; -81.93056Coordinates: 36°1′25″N 81°55′50″W / 36.02361°N 81.93056°W / 36.02361; -81.93056
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1936 (1936)
Architectural style Rustic revival
NRHP Reference # 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.
  3. "Crossnore Weavers and Gallery". Blueridge Natural Heritage Area. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. "Official site". Crossnores School. Retrieved 6 December 2014.


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