Main Street Department

The City of Morganton was named a Main Street Community in 1982 by the North Carolina Main Street Program. The Morganton Main Street Department has spent more than 30 years working to maintain a vibrant and energized downtown. The program has generated more than $60 million dollars of public and private investment into downtown and that investment has helped downtown Morganton weather the storms that left many downtowns across America crumbling and desolate. Today, downtown Morganton is strong and healthy largely due to the Main Street program and remains the heart and soul of the City

The Main Street Department strives to develop the downtown district through the Main Street Four Point Approach of organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring. The Main Street Department also manages the Morganton Community House.