Morganton Downtown Historic District


Morganton Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Old Burke County Courthouse in the district

Location	E. Union, S. Green, N. & S. Sterling, King & Queen Sts., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°44′45″N 81°41′16″W / 35.74583°N 81.68778°W / 35.74583; -81.68778Coordinates: 35°44′45″N 81°41′16″W / 35.74583°N 81.68778°W / 35.74583; -81.68778
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Art Deco, Italianate
MPS	Morganton MRA
NRHP Reference #	87001930^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1987

Morganton Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 62 contributing buildings in the central business district of Morganton. It includes commercial, industrial, and governmental buildings built between about 1889 and 1940. It includes representative examples of Classical Revival, Art Deco, and Italianate style architecture. Notable buildings include the Old Burke County Courthouse, Morganton Post Office, and the Morganton Community House.^[2]

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

References

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

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina

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