Image - The 1766 Builder's House

The 1766 Builder's House
The beginning of Salem

On January, 6, 1766 twelve brothers came from the Moravian villages of Bethabara and Bethania to the newly chosen site for the town of Salem. On this January date they felled the first tree used in the construction of the Builders House. 

The Builder's House was built unsurprisingly to house the men who build the first homes in Salem. 

The log cabin known as the "Builders House" stood from 1766 to 1907 when it was torn down.