Gaither House, Morganton

Name: Gaither House
Address: Morganton, United States

#8 among attractions in Morganton

Greek Revival architecture

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Gaither House is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, three-bay, hip roofed, Greek Revival style frame house. It features a three-bay, pedimented entrance porch supported by four, large, fluted Doric order columns. It was the home of Burgess Sidney Gaither, a Whig party attorney long prominent in local and state political activities. ()

Built: 1840 (184 years ago)Coordinates: 35°44'29"N, 81°41'33"W

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Morganton United States

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Gaither House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burke County Courthouse, Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Tate House, Gaston Chapel.

0.5 miNE
Museum, Visitor center
Burke County Courthouse, Morganton
13 min walk • The current Burke County Courthouse is located at 201 South Green Street, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina and operates as the courthouse for Burke County. It was opened in 1976 to replace the Old Burke County Courthouse. The old courthouse, in use by 1837, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.6 miNE
35°44'54"N • 81°41'7"W
Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton
17 min walk • Shopping, Museum
~1410 ftNE
Greek Revival architecture
Tate House, Morganton
7 min walk • Tate House, also known as The Cedars, is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. The core was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay, brick mansion with a center hall plan in the Greek Revival style.
0.5 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Gaston Chapel, Morganton
14 min walk • Gaston Chapel is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 100 Bouchelle Street in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built from 1900 to 1911, and is a brick church building with a high-pitched hip roof and Late Gothic Revival style design influences.
~800 ftSW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
West Union Street Historic District, Morganton
4 min walk • West Union Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 59 contributing buildings in a predominantly upper class residential section of Morganton. They were built between about 1815 and 1940, with the majority built between about 1890 and 1938.
~730 ftSW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Franklin Pierce Tate House, Morganton
4 min walk • Franklin Pierce Tate House is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Electus D. Litchfield and completed in 1928. It is a two-story, Colonial Revival style dwelling constructed of irregularly-coursed, rock-faced granite blocks.
0.5 miN
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
North Green Street–Bouchelle Street Historic District, Morganton
13 min walk • North Green Street–Bouchelle Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 37 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Morganton.
0.4 miNE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton
11 min walk • 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.
~1800 ftE
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
South King Street Historic District, Morganton
9 min walk • South King Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 10 contributing buildings in Morganton. It includes residential, religious, and educational buildings built between about 1893 and 1939.
0.6 miE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Southern Railway Freight Station, Morganton
15 min walk • Southern Railway Freight Station is a historic railway station located at Morganton, North Carolina. Built-in 1929, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
White Street–Valdese Avenue Historic District, Morganton
20 min walk • White Street–Valdese Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 38 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Morganton.

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Nearby attractions include Franklin Pierce Tate House, Morganton (4 min walk), West Union Street Historic District, Morganton (4 min walk), Tate House, Morganton (7 min walk), Jonesboro Historic District, Morganton (9 min walk).

Gaither House, Morganton

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