Crossnore in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
DAR Chapter House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023
1. DAR Chapter House Marker
salvaged 1904
placed on
National
Register of
Historic Places
February 18, 2009
Erected by Crossnore Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the National Register of Historic Places series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
Location. 36° 1.407′ N, 81° 55.808′ W. Marker is in Crossnore, North Carolina, in Avery County. Marker is at the intersection of Miracle in the Hills Drive and North Drive, on the left when traveling north on Miracle in the Hills Drive. The chapter house is located on the Crossnore School grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Miracle in the Hills Dr, Newland NC 28657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Weaving Room at Crossnore School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bell Tower (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Crossnore School (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Crossnore School (approx.
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Regarding DAR Chapter House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination for the Crossnore School Historic District, of which the DAR Chapter House is a contributing structure:
This one-story, one-room log building was erected in 1958-1959 of logs salvaged from a ca. 1904 dogtrot-plan house built by members of the Webb family on Little Plumtree Creek, Avery County. The Chapter House was built as a meeting place for the Crossnore Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, which was organized in 1931 with twelve charter members, including Mary Martin Sloop and her daughter Emma Beattie Sloop Fink (1909-2001). The chapter continues to use the Chapter House for meetings in warmer months of the year. Short sketches of the building, prepared by chapter members, recount the derelict condition of the Webbs' unoccupied dogtrot-plan house and itsruined roof The log walls of the house were taken down, as was its stone chimney, and the materials transported to the campus where a single-room log building was constructed by John R. Weaver, Obie Oscar Johnson (1905-1993), the long-time head of buildings and grounds at Crossnore School, and a work crew.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 20232. DAR Chapter House Marker
… The idea for the building originated in 1956 when members of the Crossnore Chapter, DAR, were driving to the annual Continental Congress in Washington, admired log buildings along the highway in Virginia, and decided they wanted one for their chapter house. The idea of placing the building on the grounds of Crossnore School was broached with Mary Martin Sloop, who endorsed the idea as a reflection and physical reminder of the close relationship between the school and the patriotic organization whose members were its most loyal, important supporters. The search for an old log building in Avery County came to an end on 9 December 1957, when the chapter settled on the purchase of a dogtrot-plan log house built on Little Plumtree Creek by Noah Webb and his son Thomas Jefferson Webb (1880-1956). Said to date to about 1900, it was probably built about 1904 when Thomas Webb married Sara Lola Potter (1889-1935). John R. Weaver and his work crew dismantled the log house and its chimney, brought the logs and stones to the campus, and erected the Chapter House in 1958-1959. The board roof was crafted by Obie Johnson, who is also credited with the construction of the porch. The Crossnore Chapter, DAR, held its first meeting in the Chapter House on 12 October 1959.
Also see . . . Crossnore School Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which was listed in 2009. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
