Salem Tavern
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Salem Tavern is a historic museum property at 800 South Main Street in the Old Salem Historic District 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. The tavern is owned by 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.[2][3]
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Salem Tavern | |
Location | 800 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°5′7″N 80°14′31″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1784 |
Part of | Old Salem Historic District (ID66000591) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000592 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | January 29, 1964[2] |
Designated NHLDCP | November 13, 1966 |
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