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As the Old Salem Historic District, it was declared a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1966, [2] [4] and expanded fifty years later. [5] The district showcases the culture of the Moravian settlement in the Province of North Carolina during the colonial 18th century and post-statehood 19th century via its communal buildings, churches, houses ...
The project went into a long phase of stagnation when in 1999 the county government was dissolved, resulting in the sale of Salem Jail by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the City of Salem for $1. [103] The Old Salem Jail complex was renamed 50 Saint Peter Street and is now private property, with private residences. [104]
The Single Brothers' House was built to house the Single Brethren (the unmarried men) of the Moravian Congregation of Old Salem, North Carolina. It is part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens and open as an Old Salem tour building to visitors. It is located at 600 South Main Street, at Academy Street, on the southwest corner. [3]
The tavern is owned by Old Salem Museums & Gardens and open as an Old Salem tour building to visitors. Built in 1784 and enlarged in 1815, it was the first entirely brick building in what is now Old Salem, and is one of the oldest surviving brick tavern buildings in the United States. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [1] [3]
Salem - 1820 The Charter Street Historic District encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of Salem, Massachusetts that has since been surrounded by more modern development. It includes three properties on Charter Street: the Pickman House , the Grimshawe House, and the Charter Street Cemetery, or Central Burying Point.
St. Philips Moravian Church is the oldest surviving African American church building in North Carolina. [2] The Moravian church was built in 1861 on the east side of South Church Street, near Race Street, in Old Salem, North Carolina. St. Philips was enlarged in 1890 and remained in continuous use until 1952.
Salem Square is a grass-covered public square in Old Salem, North Carolina, United States. It dates to the time of the settlement's founding, in 1766, by the Moravian community. [ 1 ] It was designed by Friedrich von Marschall .
She and fifteen other girls walked the approximately 500 miles (800 km) from Bethlehem, [2] [3] on the Great Wagon Road, [4] setting out on October 2 and arriving on October 31. [ 5 ] She moved to Salem , Province in North Carolina, shortly thereafter, where she was elected the first teacher for a "Little Girls' School", [ 6 ] which is today ...