Lansing School is a historic school building located at Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1937-1938 by the Works Progress Administration, and is a two-story, 19 bay wide, building constructed of random coursed native granite blocks. The building features modest Colonial Revival style details. The building has a standing seam metal hipped roof with small gabled attic dormers. Also on the property is a two-story, four-bay, brick building built in 1952-53 to serve as high school classrooms.[2]
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| Location | E. side of NC 194 at jct. with NC 1517, Lansing, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°30′2″N 81°30′20″W / 36.50056°N 81.50556°W |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Built by | Baldwin, W.C. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001288[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2009 |
In 2020, the Lansing School was purchased by Lost Province Center for Cultural Arts (LPCCA), a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to bridge the urban-rural divide, revitalize our community and promote the cultural arts and skills of the Southern Appalachian region."[3] LPCCA will focus on preserving and teaching three aspects of Southern Appalachian culture: arts and crafts, culinary arts, and music.[4] The organization plans to restore the historic property to provide a spacious venue for classes, special events, sustainable multi‐use housing, a signature farm-to‐table restaurant and a showcase gallery, along with boutique apartments that can be rented by students, teachers, and tourists alike.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt (2008). "Lansing School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ Little, Bailey (2020-07-23). "Founded again, now Lost: Lost Province Center for the Cultural Arts purchases historic Lansing school buildings". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "The Vision". Lost Province Center for the Cultural Arts. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-04.