Bethania Historic District
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Bethania Historic District is a historic district
in North Carolina, and remains a rare example of a Germanic-type linear agricultural village in the United States, a product of intensive historic Moravian community planning and development." The first planned Moravian settlement in Wachovia, North Carolina
, Bethania was founded 12 June 1759.
Bethania, North Carolina
was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 2001, and exists as the largest National Historic Landmark district in Forsyth County, North Carolina
, spanning across 500 acres (2 km²).
Bethania and its properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places
and in the North Carolina State Historic Register of Places.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
in North Carolina, and remains a rare example of a Germanic-type linear agricultural village in the United States, a product of intensive historic Moravian community planning and development." The first planned Moravian settlement in Wachovia, North Carolina
Wachovia, North Carolina
Wachovia was the area settled by Moravians in what is now Forsyth County, North Carolina, US. Of the six eighteenth-century Moravian "villages of the Lord" established in Wachovia, today, the town of Bethania, North Carolina and city of Winston-Salem exist within the historic Wachovia tract...
, Bethania was founded 12 June 1759.
Bethania, North Carolina
Bethania, North Carolina
Bethania is the oldest municipality in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and was most recently incorporated in 1995, upon the reactivation of the original 1838/1839 town charter...
was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 2001, and exists as the largest National Historic Landmark district in Forsyth County, North Carolina
Forsyth County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
, spanning across 500 acres (2 km²).
Bethania and its properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and in the North Carolina State Historic Register of Places.