Crossnore School Historic District

Historic school building in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Crossnore School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

36°1′24″N 81°55′47″W / 36.02333°N 81.92972°W / 36.02333; -81.92972
Area	7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1928 (1928), 1933, 1936, 1951, 1956, 1960
Built by	Franklin, William Erwin; Weaver, John R.
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, half-dovetail log building
NRHP reference No.	09000059^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 18, 2009

Crossnore School Historic District is a historic school campus and national historic district located at Crossnore, Avery County, North Carolina. It encompasses four contributing buildings and one contributing structure and are the oldest surviving buildings associated with the school established here in 1913. The buildings were built between 1928 and 1960, and constructed of stone, frame, or log construction, and stand 1+1⁄2 or 2 stories in height. They are the Daughters of the American Revolution Dormitory / Cooper Building (1933, 1960), E.H. Sloop Chapel (1956), DAR Chapter House (1958-1959), Garrett Memorial Hospital / Edwin Guy Building (1928, 2006-2007), bell tower (1951, 1960), and the separately listed Weaving Room of Crossnore School (1936, 1986).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Davyd Foard Hood (September 2008). "Crossnore School Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.