South King Street Historic District, Morganton

Name: South King Street Historic District
Address: Morganton, United States

#17 among attractions in Morganton

Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture

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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. It includes representative examples of Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Grace Episcopal Church, Morganton Library, and Works Progress Administration constructed nurses' home. ()

Coordinates: 35°44'34"N, 81°41'12"W

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Morganton United States

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South King Street Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1110 ftN
Museum, Visitor center
Burke County Courthouse, Morganton
6 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.
0.4 miN
35°44'54"N • 81°41'7"W
Hamilton Williams Gallery & Studio, Morganton
11 min walk • Shopping, Museum
~910 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
Tate House, Morganton
5 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.
~1730 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Gaston Chapel, Morganton
9 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.
~1800 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Gaither House, Morganton
9 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.
0.5 miW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
West Union Street Historic District, Morganton
13 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.
0.5 miW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Franklin Pierce Tate House, Morganton
13 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 miNW
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.
~1160 ftN
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton
6 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.
~1380 ftE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Southern Railway Freight Station, Morganton
7 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.
0.5 miNE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
White Street–Valdese Avenue Historic District, Morganton
12 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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Which popular attractions are close to South King Street Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Jonesboro Historic District, Morganton (1 min walk), Tate House, Morganton (5 min walk), Burke County Courthouse, Morganton (6 min walk), Morganton Downtown Historic District, Morganton (6 min walk).