Franklin Pierce Tate House

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 constricted of irregularly-coursed, rock-faced granite blocks.

Franklin Pierce Tate House
Franklin Pierce Tate House, August 2019
Location410 W. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°44′26″N 81°41′41″W
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectLitchfield, Electus D.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSMorganton MRA
NRHP reference No.86001171[1]
Added to NRHPMay 21, 1986

It consists of a main block measuring 52 feet by 33 feet, with a recessed two-story wing. The front entrance features a semi-circular, flat-roofed portico. It was built by Franklin Pierce Tate (1867-1937), a prominent Morganton banker and mill-owner, and son of Colonel Samuel McDowell Tate who built the Tate House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the West Union Street Historic District.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James Randall Cotton (June 1984). "Franklin Pierce Tate House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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