Crossnore Presbyterian Church

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Crossnore Presbyterian Church
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Location200 Chapel Dr.,
Crossnore, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°1′5″N81°55′47″W / 36.01806°N 81.92972°W / 36.01806; -81.92972 Coordinates: 36°1′5″N81°55′47″W / 36.01806°N 81.92972°W / 36.01806; -81.92972
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1924–1926
Built byFranklin, William Erwin
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 96000206 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1996

Crossnore Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church on US 221/NC 194 east side, opposite the junction with Dellinger Road in Crossnore, Avery County, North Carolina. It was built between 1924 and 1926, and is a one-story, "T"-plan rock building with American Craftsman influences. Also on the property is a contributing stone arch (c. 1926) and non-contributing church cemetery established about 1929. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (September 1995). "Crossnore Presbyterian Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.