National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Burke County

Burke County North Carolina (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Broughton Hospital Historic District and North Carolina School for the Deaf Historic District, Avery Avenue Historic District, Jonesboro Historic District and Morganton Downtown Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Burke County historic places including Patrick Livingston Murphy and Dr. John McKee Goodwin.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Burke County places including Samuel Sloan, Charles C. Benton, Agustus Bauer, M.R. Marsh and Philo Harbison. Prominent architectural styles found in Burke Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late Victorian.

Avery Avenue Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001915)

Roughly along parts of Avery, Lenoir, Morehead, Walker, Evans, & Short Sts. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Broughton Hospital Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001918)

Also known as See Also:Western North Carolina Insane Asylum

Roughly bounded by Broughton Hospital campus, NC 18, Bickett St., & Enola Rd. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Sloan,Samuel

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Art Deco

Historic Person:

Murphy,Patrick Livingston

Significant Year:

1940, 1878

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Hospital, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Hospital, Single Dwelling

Jonesboro Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001916)

Roughly bounded by W. Concord, Bay, Jones, Lytle, & S. Anderson Sts. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Morganton Downtown Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001930)

Also known as See Also:Burke County Courthouse

E. Union, S. Green, N. & S. Sterling, King & Queen Sts. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Law, Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store

North Carolina School for the Deaf Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000325)

Jct. US 70 and US 64 , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Benton,Charles C., Bauer,Agustus

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Goodwin,Dr. John McKee

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

North Green Street--Bouchelle Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001926)

Also known as See Also:Avery, Alphonso Calhoun, House

N. Green, Bouchelle, & Patterson Sts. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

South King Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001920)

S. King St. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Marsh,M.R.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

West Union Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001931)

Also known as See Also:Mountain View;Riddle, Dr. Joseph Bennett, House;Tat

Roughly parts of W. Union St., Montrose St., & Riverside Dr. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

White Street--Valdese Avenue Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001927)

White St. & Valdese Ave. , Morganton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling