Bethabara Moravian Church

Historic church in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Bethabara Moravian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

1934
36°9′11.99″N 80°18′1.04″W / 36.1533306°N 80.3002889°W / 36.1533306; -80.3002889
Built	1788
Architect	Frederick William Marshall
Part of	Bethabara Historic District (ID78001948)
NRHP reference No.	71000586^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1971

Founded as the first Moravian settlement in Wachovia on November 17, 1753, Bethabara served until 1766 as the center of Moravian work in the South. The old historic church was built in 1788. Designed by Moravian administrator Friedrich Wilhelm von Marschall, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bethabara Moravian Church facility was built in 1788 in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1] The Bethabara Historic District, including the Church, were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.^[2]

The church is located at 2147 Bethabara Road. The congregation is still active, and meets down the road in an updated building at 2100 Bethabara Road, at the intersection with Indiana Avenue.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ Mark R. Barnes; John Clauser; William J. Murtagh; Rod Myer & Michael O. Hartley (June 3, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 24 photos, from 1995 (32 KB)

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-12-C-4, "Bethabara Moravian Church, 2147 Bethabara Road (State Route 1681), Old Town, Forsyth County, NC", 8 photos, 7 measured drawings, 4 data pages

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina

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