Single Sisters' House Museum, Winston-Salem

About Single Sisters' House Museum

The Single Sisters' House Museum in Winston-Salem preserves a dwelling built by the Moravian community to shelter unmarried women. Visitors tour the historic house and examine furnishings, household items, and decorative objects that illustrate daily life in this residential community. The museum interprets the domestic practices, social roles, and material culture of single women in the 18th and 19th centuries through its period rooms and artifact displays. The house itself functions as the primary exhibit, with original architectural details and restored spaces demonstrating Moravian construction methods and design preferences. Guided tours provide historical context about the women who lived there, their work, their contributions to the settlement, and their place within the broader Moravian society. The museum suits visitors interested in women's history, colonial American life, or the Moravian heritage that shaped Winston-Salem. A typical visit involves walking through multiple rooms while learning from trained interpreters about the building's evolution and the community it served.