Avery Avenue School, Morganton

Name: Avery Avenue School
Address: Morganton, United States

#5 among attractions in Morganton

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Avery Avenue School, also known as Catawba Valley Legal Services, is a historic school building located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1923, and is a two-story, brick, crescent-shaped building. It has a polygonal center section features a pyramidal roof covered in mission tile and topped by a small belfry. The building housed a school until 1957 when it was converted to offices for Burke County. ()

Built: 1923 (102 years ago)Coordinates: 35°44'52"N, 81°41'14"W

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Morganton United States

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Avery Avenue School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~980 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
34 min walk • Body of water, Baseball field, Park
~600 ftE
35°44'54"N • 81°41'7"W
Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton
3 min walk • Shopping, Museum
~1440 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.
~110 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Gaston Chapel, Morganton
1 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.
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.
0.7 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.
0.7 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.
~1430 ftW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
North Green Street–Bouchelle Street Historic District, Morganton
7 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.
~730 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.
~1840 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.

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Nearby attractions include Gaston Chapel, Morganton (1 min walk), Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton (3 min walk), Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton (4 min walk), Burke County Courthouse, Morganton (5 min walk).