Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hotel Zinzendorf
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, January 26, 2012
1. Hotel Zinzendorf Marker
Inscription.
Hotel Zinzendorf. . Opening in May 1892, the Hotel Zinzendorf was a resort hotel developed by the West End Hotel and Land Company. The hotel was a venture by local business leaders to add tourism to a booming industrial, and largely tobacco-based, economy. Designed by noted Boston architects Wheelwright and Have, the hotel was named for Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, patron of the Moravians who settled in what is now Forsyth County. The Hotel Zinzendorf was a monumental four-story Shingle-style wooden structure over 300 feet long with an 18-foot-wide front porch. Opening to great success for the summer and fall seasons of 1892, disaster struck on Thanksgiving Day of that year, when the immense hotel burned to the ground in two hours.
Opening in May 1892, the Hotel Zinzendorf was a resort hotel developed by the West End Hotel and Land Company. The hotel was a venture by local business leaders to add tourism to a booming industrial, and largely tobacco-based, economy. Designed by noted Boston architects Wheelwright and Have, the hotel was named for Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, patron of the Moravians who settled in what is now Forsyth County. The Hotel Zinzendorf was a monumental four-story Shingle-style wooden structure over 300 feet long with an 18-foot-wide front porch. Opening to great success for the summer and fall seasons of 1892, disaster struck on Thanksgiving Day of that year, when the immense hotel burned to the ground in two hours.
Erected 2011 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1892.
Location. 36° 5.78′ N, 80° 15.53′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. Marker is on Clover Street NW just south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, January 26, 2012
2. Hotel Zinzendorf Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, January 26, 2012
3. Hotel Zinzendorf Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, January 26, 2012
4. Hotel Zinzendorf Marker
Photographed By Unknown, circa circa 1890
5. Hotel Zinzendorf
A photo of the Hotel Zinzendorf taken from NCpedia.org
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,143 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 26, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 5. submitted on June 2, 2019, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
