Jonesboro Historic District (Morganton, North Carolina)

Jonesboro Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by W. Concord, Bay, Jones, Lytle, & S. Anderson Sts., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°44′34″N 81°41′12″W / 35.74278°N 81.68667°W / 35.74278; -81.68667Coordinates: 35°44′34″N 81°41′12″W / 35.74278°N 81.68667°W / 35.74278; -81.68667
Area 23.5 acres (9.5 ha)
Built 1895 (1895)
Built by Harbison, Philo
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Shotgun
MPS Morganton MRA
NRHP Reference # 87001916[1]
Added to NRHP November 9, 1987

Jonesboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 35 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in historically African-American neighborhood of Morganton. The primarily residential buildings were built between about 1895 and 1935. It includes representative examples of Bungalow / American Craftsman and Shotgun style architecture.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Suzanne Pickens Wylie (July 1986). "Jonesboro Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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