Bethabara Moravian Church | |
Location | 2147 Bethabara Rd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°9′11.99″N80°18′1.04″W / 36.1533306°N 80.3002889°W |
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. [2] 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. [3]
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.
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