Franklin Pierce Tate House Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Randall Cotton. Franklin Pierce Tate House . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1984. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.