Franklin Pierce Tate House

Franklin Pierce Tate House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	410 W. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°44′26″N 81°41′41″W / 35.74056°N 81.69472°W / 35.74056; -81.69472Coordinates: 35°44′26″N 81°41′41″W / 35.74056°N 81.69472°W / 35.74056; -81.69472
Area	2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1928 (1928)
Architect	Litchfield, Electus D.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Morganton MRA
NRHP reference #	86001171
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1986

Franklin Pierce Tate House is a historic home located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Electus D. Litchfield and completed in 1928. It is a two-story, Colonial Revival style dwelling constricted of irregularly-coursed, rock-faced granite blocks. It consists of a main block measuring 52 feet by 33 feet, with a recessed two-story wing. The front entrance features a semi-circular, flat-roofed portico. It was built by Franklin Pierce Tate (1867-1937), a prominent Morganton banker and mill-owner, and son of Colonel Samuel McDowell Tate who built the Tate House.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is located in the West Union Street Historic District.