Creekside (Morganton, North Carolina)

Creekside
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	W of Morganton at jct. of U.S. 70 and 70A, near Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°44′7″N81°42′31″W / 35.73528°N 81.70861°W / 35.73528; -81.70861
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1836 (1836)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	72000926 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1972

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 Colonel Thomas George Walton, great nephew of George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John B. Wells, III (September 1971). "Creekside" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.