Creekside (Morganton, North Carolina) Explained

Creekside
Coordinates:35.7353°N -81.7086°W
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:February 1, 1972
Refnum:72000926

Creekside is a historic home located near Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1836, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick mansion with a gable roof in the Greek Revival style. It features a tetrastyle pedimented portico covers with heavy stuccoed brick Doric order columns. The interior features Federal style decorative elements. It was built by Thomas George Walton, great nephew of George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John B. Wells, III. Creekside. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1971. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.