Front view, Salem Tavern Barn, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Salem Tavern Barn (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Salem Tavern Barn, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Barns
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
5 x 7 in.
Item identifier:
bh0372p02
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Old Salem (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
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Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Salem Tavern II -- Jones Plantation Barn (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Provenance note:
Dr. Beverly Jones (planter) and Julia Conrad Jones, first owner
Architectural note:
The barn is constructed of a heavy timber frame with pole rafters. Krause introduced features on the Tavern that became common in the post-Revolution years: oversized bricks laid in Flemish-bond, elliptical window arches, a central-passage plan, and the first front porch in the town.
Historical note:
The barn of the Beverly Jones Plantation at Bethania, near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was built in 1849 as shelter for livestock and hay. It was constructed of heavy timber, hand hewn by the slaves on the plantation. The barn was so well planned and solidly constructed, that throughout its 115 years of active service, no major changes have been necessary. In 1958, the barn was donated to the Old Salem Restoration Program and in early 1961 it was dismantled and reconstructed at the Salem Tavern lot in Old Salem where it now stands as an example of early utilitarian construction in North Carolina. Salem Tavern is both a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Old Salem (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Taverns (Inns)