Weaving Room of Crossnore School

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Weaving Room of Crossnore School
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Location205 Johnson Ln., Crossnore, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°1′25″N81°55′50″W / 36.02361°N 81.93056°W / 36.02361; -81.93056 Coordinates: 36°1′25″N81°55′50″W / 36.02361°N 81.93056°W / 36.02361; -81.93056
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
Architectural styleRustic revival
NRHP reference No. 01000417 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 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+12-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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.