Franklin Pierce Tate House | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | 410 W. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.7406°N -81.6947°W |
Architect: | Litchfield, Electus D. |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival |
Added: | May 21, 1986 |
Refnum: | 86001171 |
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 constructed 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.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is located in the West Union Street Historic District.