Lansing School


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]

Lansing School
LocationE. side of NC 194 at jct. with NC 1517, Lansing, North Carolina
Coordinates36°30′2″N 81°30′20″W
Area3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1938 (1938)
Built byBaldwin, W.C.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.08001288[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "The Vision". Lost Province Center for the Cultural Arts. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-04.


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