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Morganton Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 35°44′45″N 81°41′16″W / 35.74583°N 81.68778°W / 35.74583; -81.68778
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Morganton Downtown Historic District
Corner of Union Street and Sterling Street in the Historic District
Morganton Downtown Historic District is located in North Carolina
Morganton Downtown Historic District
Morganton Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Morganton Downtown Historic District
LocationE. Union, S. Green, N. & S. Sterling, King & Queen Sts., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°44′45″N 81°41′16″W / 35.74583°N 81.68778°W / 35.74583; -81.68778
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco, Italianate
MPSMorganton MRA
NRHP reference No.87001930[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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 August 1, 2014.