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Crossnore School Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
09000059

Added to NRHP
  
18 February 2009

Area
  
3 ha

Crossnore School Historic District

Location
  
Within the campus of Crossnore School, N. side of NC 1143, opposite junction with NC 1148, Crossnore, North Carolina

Built
  
1928 (1928), 1933, 1936, 1951, 1956, 1960

Built by
  
Franklin, William Erwin; Weaver, John R.

Architectural style
  
Bungalow/craftsman, half-dovetail log building

Crossnore school historic district top 5 facts


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 stand1 1/2- or two-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).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

References

Crossnore School Historic District Wikipedia