Alphonse Calhoun Avery House
Alphonse Calhoun Avery House, also known as the Avery-Surnrnersette House, is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1876, and is a two-story, U-shaped, Late Victorian style brick house. It features 2-l/2-story, squarish, brick tower topped by a mansard roof.
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| Location | 408 N. Green St., Morganton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′53″N 81°41′36″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1876 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001947[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1984 |
Alphonso Calhoun Avery was born at Swan Ponds in 1835, the fifth son of Isaac Thomas Avery (1785-1864).[2] Avery had a notable legal, military and political careers highlighted by an eight-year term as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It is located in the North Green Street-Bouchelle Street Historic District.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 20. ISBN 0837932017.
- James Randall Cotton (March 1984). "Alphonse Calhoun Avery House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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