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Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, which was originally settled by the Moravian community in 1766. [3] It features a living-history museum which interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings ...
Old Salem Church and Cemetery is a historic Lutheran Church and adjacent cemetery located at Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. The main part of the 1849 Gothic Revival church building is a three bay, irregular stone structure approximately 28 feet wide and 42 feet long. It features a gable roof, a short boxy steeple, an entrance porch at ...
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 known as Salem Academy and College. In 1772, Oesterlein (known as "Sister O") [ 6 ] began teaching a class containing three students.
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. In 2004 it was restored by Old Salem Museums & Gardens for use as an interpreted building.
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 .
Moravian Home Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from a pre-1907 postcard. Home Moravian Church is a Moravian church located in Old Salem, North Carolina. The church was founded on November 13, 1771, [1] in what was then the Province of North Carolina. Its burial ground, God's Acre Cemetery, is located around 100 yards (91 m) to the north.
English: This is the Single Brothers Home, located at the corner of South Main Street and Academy Street in the Old Salem Historic District in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Constructed in 1769, the half-timbered portion of the building was the one of the earliest buildings in Salem, and the distinctive appearance of the building as it appears ...
English: This is the Salem Tavern, located on South Main Street in the Old Salem Historic District in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Constructed in 1784, the building was where George Washington stayed during his Southern Tour in 1791.