Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Old Salem of Winston Salem, North Carolina

We went to Winston Salem, North Carolina, lives near Old Salem. After dinner, take a walk in the place of Old Salem, there is very quiet, and very few visitors. Maybe we take a walk in the evening, although very quiet, but the museum was closed.

Photo by Bo. W
 
Photo by Bo. W



Old Salem of Winston Salem, North Carolina is historical block. Its characteristic is to explain recovery Moravia community life’s history museum. Non-profit organizations began to work in 1950, but there are some private residents had restored buildings earlier. Because the old Salem historical block, it was declared a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1966The area of the 18th and 19th centuries, public buildings, churches, houses, and in the store showed the culture of Moravia to settle in North Carolina.  


Photo by Bo. W
Photo by Bo. W


Photo by Bo. W
Photo by Bo. W


Two buildings respectively designated as the NHL, the Salem Tavern and the Single Brothers' House. Other buildings and properties have been added to the population registration with a long history.


Salem Tavern is a historic museum property at 800 South Main Street in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was a tavern in the 18th-century town of Salem, which is now part of Winston-Salem. It is part of 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

Photo by Bo. W
Photo by Bo. W
The Single Brothers' House was built to house the Single Brethren, the unmarried men, of the Moravian Congregation of Salem, now Winston-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.

Photo by Bo. W
Photo by Bo. W

Old Salem area is not large, walking two hours to go the whole historical area. Salem is Moravia colony. Now it is still residue Moravia characteristics of ancient buildings. Walking in here, it would be like in the long river of history. Read every page of history, learn about their culture, it is the most historic atmosphere of the area.

Photo by Bo. W
Photo by Bo. W


Photo by Bo. W
Photo by Bo. W