Franklin Pierce Tate House

Franklin Pierce Tate House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Location	410 W. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°44′26″N 81°41′41″W / 35.74056°N 81.69472°W / 35.74056; -81.69472Coordinates: 35°44′26″N 81°41′41″W / 35.74056°N 81.69472°W / 35.74056; -81.69472
Area	2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1928 (1928)
Architect	Litchfield, Electus D.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Morganton MRA
NRHP Reference #	86001171^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1986

Franklin Pierce Tate House is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted 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. 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 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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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