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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 ...
The towns established in Wachovia included Bethabara (1753), Bethania (1759) and Salem (now Winston-Salem) (1766). Bethlehem emerged as the headquarters of the northern church, and Winston-Salem became the headquarters of the southern church. The Moravian denomination continues in America to this day, with congregations in 18 states. The ...
Old Salem; Ronneburg, Hesse; Schwarzenau Brethren, an Anabaptist denomination in the tradition of Radical Pietism; University of Olomouc, established in 1573 as Jesuit University in order to re-Catholicize the population of the March of Moravia. Gracehill a Moravian village in Northern Ireland which was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in ...
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.
Location: 1870 Lana Ave. NE Description: Years after the longtime Bible Book House closed its north Salem location, its former home on Lana Avenue is set to be transformed into a 9,559-square-foot ...
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.
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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]