South King Street Historic District

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LocationS. King St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°44′34″N 81°41′12″W / 35.74278°N 81.68667°W / 35.74278; -81.68667
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
South King Street Historic District
Grace Episcopal Church, a contributing structure
South King Street Historic District is located in North Carolina
South King Street Historic District
South King Street Historic District is located in the United States
South King Street Historic District
LocationS. King St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°44′34″N 81°41′12″W / 35.74278°N 81.68667°W / 35.74278; -81.68667
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
ArchitectMarsh, M.R.; Et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Georgian Revival
MPSMorganton MRA
NRHP reference No.87001920[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1987

South King Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 10 contributing buildings in Morganton. The district contains residential, religious, and educational buildings built between about 1893 and 1939. It includes district includes representative examples of Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Gothic Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Grace Episcopal Church (c. 1893), Morganton Library (c. 1935), and Works Progress Administration constructed nurses' home.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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