{"nrhp_refnum":"84000076","name":"Mountain View","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"604 W. Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Morganton","county":"Burke County","state":"NC","lat":35.73989832900003,"lon":-81.69702182999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-10-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story brick Federal-style plantation house at 604 West Union Street in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, built in 1815 by Samuel Greenlee and later remodeled.","why_significant":"It is the second oldest extant structure in Burke County and one of five surviving Federal-era homes built by the plantation class in the area. It is tied to the Greenlee family, among the county's earliest settlers, and to several locally prominent later owners. Its modified Quaker plan, single-entrance center hall and layered Gothic Revival, Victorian and Colonial Revival changes set it apart from other local examples.","narrative":"Mountain View is a brick plantation house on a hill along West Union Street in Morganton, completed in 1815 for Samuel Greenlee, whose father James Greenlee was among the first settlers of what became Burke County. Built of handmade brick made on the site, it follows a modified Quaker plan with a one-story ell, a five-bay facade and a single-entrance central hall. It is the second oldest surviving structure in the county and one of five Federal-era plantation homes remaining there. As the surrounding land was subdivided, the house changed from a rural estate to an in-town residence. Later owners left their marks: Gothic Revival bargeboards and stuccoed walls in the 1870s, a walnut and chestnut staircase and a tripartite window in the 1880s, a Colonial Revival porch in the 1920s, and kitchen and living room changes in 1959. Its ties to the Greenlee family, its Federal architecture and these layered alterations underpin its local importance.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Samuel Greenlee, according to the narrative)","architectural_style":"Federal, with later Gothic Revival, Victorian and Colonial Revival alterations","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as in overall good condition and used as a private residence; the form lists it as occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.291207-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/7193/47719301/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84000076.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000076/63dca7242e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000076/63dca7242e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Warren LeMay","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_View,_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:Mountain_View,_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/47719301","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_View_(Morganton,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18154758"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/burke-county/mountain-view-84000076/"}