National Register of Historic Places

Swan Ponds

Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
Listed
April 23, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73001299

About this property

Swan Ponds is a historic plantation house located near Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick mansion with a low hip roof in the Greek Revival style. It features a one-story low hip-roof porch with bracketed eaves, a low pedimented central pavilion, and square columns. The building's brickwork is laid in Flemish bond. Swan Ponds plantation was the home of Waightstill Avery (1741–1821), an early American lawyer and soldier. His son Isaac Thomas Avery built the present Swan Ponds dwelling. Swan Ponds was the birthplace of North Carolina politician and lawyer William Waightstill Avery (1816–1864), Clarke Moulton Avery owner of Magnolia Place, and Confederate States Army officer Isaac E. Avery (1828–1863). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Location

Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
35.74360, -81.75628

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Quaker Meadows Cemetery
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Quaker Meadows
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Lackey, John Alexander, House
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Mountain View
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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Morganton NC
1865Civil War
4 mi

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When was Swan Ponds listed on the National Register?

Swan Ponds was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Swan Ponds?

Swan Ponds is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Swan Ponds?

The period of significance for Swan Ponds is recorded as the industrial era.

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