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Gaston Chapel
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Gaston Chapel

On the National Register since 198442 years
GothicListed 1984Morganton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Gaston Chapel

Gaston Chapel, at 100 Bouchelle St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 11, 1984. The Register lists it for its black history, architecture and religion, at the local level. It describes its style as Gothic, as it does for 39 other North Carolina listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric chapel in North Carolina, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1900 to today

  1. 1900Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

100 Bouchelle St., Morganton · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Gaston ChapelStart here
  2. 2Garrou-Morganton Full-Fashioned Hosiery MillsArt Moderne · next door
  3. 3Avery Avenue SchoolBuilding · next door
  4. 4Morganton Downtown Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Tate HouseGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBurke County CourthouseBuilding0.2 miDSouth King Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.3 miBAlphonse Calhoun Avery HouseItalianate0.3 miDNorth Green Street-Bouchelle Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.3 miBDunavant Cotton Manufacturing CompanyBuilding0.4 miDWhite Street-Valdese Avenue Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miDAvery Avenue Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBGaither HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBSouthern Railway Freight StationBuilt 19290.5 mi
More like it

Gothic style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic.

Waldensian Presbyterian Church7 mi away
St. Paul's Reformed Church24.5 mi away

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Questions about Gaston Chapel

Is Gaston Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 11, 1984 (Register number 84000077).

Is Gaston Chapel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Gaston Chapel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Gaston Chapel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 56 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 47719315 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.