Built 1896 Opened 1896 Added to NRHP 9 September 1993 | NRHP Reference # 93000938 Area 172 ha | |
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Location NC 194 N side, 1 miles SW of jct. with NC 1112, near Valle Crucis, North Carolina Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman | ||
Valle Crucis Episcopal Mission, also known as Valle Crucis Conference Center, is a historic Episcopal mission church complex and national historic district located near Valle Crucis, Watauga County, North Carolina. The Gothic Revival style, gable-front stone Church of the Holy Cross was built about 1924. Other contributing resources are the church cemetery with the earliest burial dated to 1808, Auchmutv Hall dormitory (1910-1911), The Annex (c. 1920), "The Farm House" (1915), Former Dairy Barn (now "The Apple Barn", 1903-1911), Former Apple Barn (now "The Bunk House", 1914), The Mission House (1896), the Power Dam (1903-1930), the Valley / Field, and the Apple Orchard. The Valle Crucis Episcopal Mission was established by the Episcopal Church in 1844-1845.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is located in the Valle Crucis Historic District.