Tate House (Morganton, North Carolina) Explained

Tate House
Location:100 S. King St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7442°N -81.6892°W
Built:c., 1868
Architecture:Greek Revival, Second Empire
Added:May 25, 1973
Refnum:73001300

Tate House, also known as The Cedars, is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. The core was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick mansion with a center hall plan in the Greek Revival style. It was remodeled in the Second Empire style in 1868, with the addition of a mansard roof and large three-story octagonal tower. It was the home of Samuel McDowell Tate (1830–1897), who undertook the 1868 remodeling.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit. Tate House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 1973. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.