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Weaving Room of Crossnore School

Coordinates: 36°1′25″N 81°55′50″W / 36.02361°N 81.93056°W / 36.02361; -81.93056
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Weaving Room of Crossnore School
Weaving Room of Crossnore School is located in North Carolina
Weaving Room of Crossnore School
Weaving Room of Crossnore School is located in the United States
Weaving Room of Crossnore School
Location205 Johnson Ln., Crossnore, North Carolina
Coordinates36°1′25″N 81°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 1/2-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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.