{"nrhp_refnum":"87001926","name":"North Green Street-Bouchelle Street Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Avery, Alphonso Calhoun, House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"N. Green, Bouchelle, & Patterson Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Morganton","county":"Burke County","state":"NC","lat":35.748903852500064,"lon":-81.69119001165672,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-11-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 21 acres northwest of downtown Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, along sections of North Green, Bouchelle and Patterson streets. It contains 40 buildings (33 primary, 7 secondary) built between ca. 1876 and ca. 1935.","why_significant":"The district illustrates a recurring Morganton pattern in which a few large, substantial houses on big lots were followed by subdivision and smaller middle- and working-class infill in the 1920s and 30s. It holds notable Queen Anne, Italianate and vernacular Victorian houses plus Craftsman-inspired bungalows. It also includes a small neighborhood associated with the black Avery family, and black and white residents shared the area.","narrative":"Northwest of downtown Morganton, this neighborhood of 40 buildings lines parts of North Green, Bouchelle and Patterson streets. Its houses date from about 1876 to about 1935. The earliest is the Avery-Summersette House, an Italianate-influenced brick residence built for attorney and jurist A. C. Avery. Around 1890 it was joined by large frame Queen Anne and Victorian houses, including the Perkins, Howard and Connelly houses. Later, lots were subdivided and filled with more modest Craftsman bungalows, cottages and Colonial Revival homes. Bouchelle Street also includes a small black neighborhood tied to the Avery family, whose members helped found the St. Stephen's mission of Grace Episcopal Church and sold the land for the present church, built about 1948. The district was recognized as an example of Morganton's pattern of early substantial houses followed by smaller infill housing, and for its collection of Victorian and bungalow architecture. Commercial pressure is greatest along North Green Street, a major traffic route near downtown.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1876-ca. 1935","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Victorian (Queen Anne, Italianate, vernacular Victorian), Craftsman bungalow, Colonial Revival and eclectic cottages","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Bouchelle and Patterson streets are described as relatively stable, with occupied, mostly well-maintained residences, and some Patterson houses adapted to commercial use. North Green Street faces commercial development pressure. The Avery-Summersette House has been restored as a private residence, and the Waightstill Avery House site is a vacant lot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.787058-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/7173/47717350/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/87001926.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717350","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Green_Street%E2%80%93Bouchelle_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18155132"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/burke-county/north-green-street-bouchelle-street-historic-district-87001926/"}