Bethania Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Roughly, area outside present district W and N along Muddy Cr., S to Reynolda Rd. and E along Walker Rd., Bethania, North Carolina. County/parish: Forsyth.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 25, 1991. NRIS 91000346.

12 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Bethania Historic District

From Wikipedia:

Bethania Historic District

The Bethania Historic District encompasses the historic planned center of the town of Bethania, North Carolina. A National Historic Landmark District, it is a rare example of a Moravian linear agricultural village in the United States, planned and founded in 1759. Land use and road patterns of the original plan are still discernible in the community. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001, and is at 500 acres (2.0 km2) the largest historic district in Forsyth County.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720160