{"nrhp_refnum":"70000454","name":"Single Brothers' House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Main and Academy Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.08724541000004,"lon":-80.24214660599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-04-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1970-04-15","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, gable-roofed building with a double attic at South Main and Academy Streets in the restored Moravian town of Salem, now part of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The northern section dates from 1768-69 and a brick addition to the south from 1786.","why_significant":"The older northern section is described as an outstanding, original example of traditional German half-timber architecture and the earliest major building remaining in the old town. The 1786 brick addition is called an excellent example of the work of Salem's skilled masons and carpenters. The building also housed the congregation's single men, who lived there and learned trades in its craft shops.","narrative":"Built in two stages, this Moravian building at the corner of South Main and Academy Streets sits at the center of the restored congregation town of Salem, now part of Winston-Salem. The northern section went up in 1768-69 under master builder Frederick William Marshall, using hand-hewn timbers with brick nogging in the German half-timber tradition. A large brick addition followed in 1786 and added a kitchen, dining room, sleeping quarters and the Saal, the meeting and prayer hall. Moravian youths moved in around age fourteen and stayed until marriage, learning trades in craft shops for coopers, potters, tailors, carpenters, shoemakers, joiners, gunsmiths, spinners and tinsmiths. By 1960 the building served as a home for widows and single women, and its exterior had been clapboarded and fitted with dormers. A 1964 restoration returned it to its appearance of about 1800. It remains church property, leased to Old Salem, Inc., and operates as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":"First section: Frederick William Marshall; second section: unknown","architectural_style":"Traditional German half-timber (original section)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored in 1964 to its appearance of about 1800 and maintained in excellent condition; the basement and first floor are open to the public as a museum, and the upper floors house administrative offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.058468-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/7187/47718790/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/70000454_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000454/32b22ee590-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000454/32b22ee590-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"P. Hughes","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Salem_-_Single_Brothers%27_House_01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">P. Hughes</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Salem_-_Single_Brothers%27_House_01.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000591","name":"Old Salem Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/old-salem-historic-district-66000591/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718790","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Brothers%27_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7523825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/single-brothers-house-70000454/"}