Old Salem Historic District

Within the historic district forty of the first sixty buildings constructed for Salem are extant, including ten of the eleven public buildings erected before 1811. These range from the Fourth House (1768), a half-timber cottage whose design clearly reflects the German origins of its builders, to the John Vogler House (1819), which shows the skill of Moravian builders combined with elements of Federal design. (National Register nomination, prepared by Polly M. Rettig and Horace J. Sheelv, Jr.)

This 2-story building with full basement (above ground on the rear) and double attic was constructed in two sections; the half-timbered northern section in 1768, the brick southern section in 1768. The building originally housed living quarters, chapel, and craft shops for the unmarried men of the congregation. (National Register nomination, prepared by Polly M. Rettig and Horace J. Sheelv, Jr.)

This was the first brick building in Salem, erected in 1784 to replace an earlier frame tavern on the same site (destroyed by fire). The tavern is 2½ stories with a high gabled roof broken by twin interior chimneys and a single dormer. At its rear (west) is a large wooden barn with fieldstone foundation and leanto roof. (National Register nomination, prepared by Polly M. Rettig and Horace J. Sheelv, Jr.)

This 2½-story brick house with gabled roof, interior chimneys at either end, and a triangular entrance hood was constructed in 1819 by John Vogler, Salem's silversmith and clockmaker; it was the first building in Salem to combine Moravian and Federal architectural elements. (National Register nomination, prepared by Polly M. Rettig and Horace J. Sheelv, Jr.)