{"nrhp_refnum":"76001310","name":"Gaither House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"102 N. Anderson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Morganton","county":"Burke County","state":"NC","lat":35.74163856400003,"lon":-81.69233686499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, three-bay, hip-roofed Greek Revival frame house at 102 North Anderson Street in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, built about 1840 and apparently moved to its present site between 1933 and 1936.","why_significant":"The house is described as an impressive, well-preserved example of small-scale Greek Revival architecture, notable for its Doric porch and interior detailing. It is also tied to Burgess S. Gaither, a Whig attorney and prominent local and state politician who served as speaker of the state senate, superintendent of the Charlotte Mint, and member of the Confederate Congresses.","narrative":"This one-story Greek Revival house in Morganton, North Carolina, dates to about 1840 and is notable for its imposing Doric porch. Four large fluted columns support a pedimented entrance porch, and a wide frieze wraps around the frame building. The central doorway has sidelights and a transom with diamond-shaped lights, and heavy fluted pilasters divide the bays. Inside, a center hall plan holds mantels and doors in typical Greek Revival style. The house takes its name from Burgess Sidney Gaither (1807-1892), a Whig attorney who served as a delegate to the 1835 constitutional convention, speaker of the state senate, superintendent of the Charlotte Mint, and member of the Confederate Congresses. He most likely built the house in the late 1830s or 1840s, though many early county deeds were lost to fire. The house was apparently moved to its present site between 1933 and 1936. Its architecture and its link to Gaither's political career led to its listing.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1840","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition and altered; used as a private residence. The house was apparently moved to its present location between 1933 and 1936.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.946442-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/7193/47719313/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/76001310.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001310/29fe644c0f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001310/29fe644c0f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Warren LeMay","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaither_House,_Morganton,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren LeMay</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaither_House,_Morganton,_NC.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87001931","name":"West Union Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/west-union-street-historic-district-87001931/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719313","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaither_House_(Morganton,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18150562"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/burke-county/gaither-house-76001310/"}