Main Street Gallery #7

From Walnut Street to Race Street

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Kuehln House Kuehln House
1831

The home of Dr. David Kuehln.  Dr. Kuehln arrived in Salem in 1818 and by 1831 he had built this combination home and apothecary.  The apothecary door, on the south end of the house, has been closed with brick.

Current Use:
Private Residence


Voltz House
1816
c.1850
Restored

The home of Johannes Voltz.  At the time this house was built it was outside of the town of Salem and could have been considered a "farm house".  Brother Voltz died five years after moving in and the home was taken over by his son, George, who built a gunsmith shop on the northeast corner of the lot.

Current Use:
Private Residence

Voltz House

Timothy Vogler House & Gunsmith Shop Timothy Vogler House
1832
Restored
Gunsmith Shop
1831

Home and shop of Timothy Vogler, the son of Christoph.  In addition to being a gunsmith, Timothy was also a gunstocker, blacksmith and for two years the keeper of the Salem Tavern.

Timothy Vogler House & Gunsmith Shop

Current Use:
House and Shop are
Private Residences


Lewis Eberhardt House
1832
Restored
Eberhardt Workshop
1834
Restored

Lewis Eberhardt, the son of Salem's famous clockmaker, was a locksmith, by trade.  The locksmith business was carried out in the lean-to on the north side of the house. Later, he built a separate building to conduct the blacksmith trade from.

Lewis Eberhardt House & Shops

Current Use:
House and Shop are
Private Residences

Lewis Eberhardt House & Shops

Frank L. Horton Museum Center Frank L. Horton Museum Center
1948, 1996

The Horton Museum Center houses the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), the Gallery at Old Salem, the Children's Museum at Old Salem in addition to gift shops.


Covered Bridge
1999

A replica of the truss timber bridges which were constructed in the nineteenth century in the state of North Carolina.  Built from recycled timbers, this bridge will be the new entrance to the historic district from the new visitor's center which is being constructed on the west side of Old Salem Road.

Covered Bridge

Main Street Gallery #6
Main Street Gallery #6


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Westfield, NC