Gaston Chapel, Morganton

Name: Gaston Chapel
Address: Morganton, United States

#6 among attractions in Morganton

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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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. It features a Gothic-arched tripartite stained-glass window. It is the oldest extant, and first substantial, African-American church structure in Burke County. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 35°44'51"N, 81°41'14"W

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Morganton United States

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Gaston Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burke County Courthouse, Catawba Meadows Park, Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Tate House.

~890 ftSE
Museum, Visitor center
Burke County Courthouse, Morganton
5 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.
1.3 miNW
35°45'41"N • 81°42'14"W
Catawba Meadows Park, Morganton
35 min walk • Body of water, Baseball field, Park
~650 ftNE
35°44'54"N • 81°41'7"W
Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton
4 min walk • Shopping, Museum
~1340 ftSW
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 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Gaither House, Morganton
14 min walk • 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.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
West Union Street Historic District, Morganton
17 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.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Franklin Pierce Tate House, Morganton
17 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.
~1460 ftW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
North Green Street–Bouchelle Street Historic District, Morganton
8 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.
~630 ftS
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton
4 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.
~1730 ftS
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.
0.5 miSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Southern Railway Freight Station, Morganton
13 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gaston Chapel?

Nearby attractions include Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton (4 min walk), Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton (4 min walk), Burke County Courthouse, Morganton (5 min walk), Tate House, Morganton (7 min walk).