Gaither House is a historic home located at
Morganton,
Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, three-bay, hip roofed,
Greek Revival style frame house. It features a three-bay, pedimented entrance porch supported by four, large, fluted
Doric order columns. It was the home of
Burgess Sidney Gaither
Burgess Sidney Gaither (March 16, 1807 – February 23, 1892) was a prominent North Carolina politician and attorney who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Early life and education
Gaither was born in Ire ...
(1807-1892), a
Whig party attorney long prominent in local and state political activities.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1840
Houses in Burke County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Burke County, North Carolina
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