Winston-Salem ยท Near Old Salem
The Historic Brookstown Inn
A Moravian-built 1836 cotton mill and the 1880 Arista Mill near Old Salem, saved from demolition in 1976 and an inn since 1984.
- Built
- 1836NR: the Salem Cotton Manufacturing Company mill was built in 1836 and the Arista Mill in 1880. The inn uses 1837. Opened as an inn in 1984.
- Style
- Brick textile mill (monitor roof)
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 71
- Area
- Near Old Salem
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Members of Salem’s Moravian congregation built the Salem Cotton Manufacturing Company mill in 1836. Francis and Henry Fries took control in 1856 and fitted it for flour milling, and the F. & H. Fries company built the adjoining Arista Mill in 1880. The buildings later served as warehouses and were slated for demolition in 1976 until Old Salem intervened. The inn opened in 1984 with 41 rooms and grew to 71 rooms in 1991.
Good to know
- Address: 200 Brookstown Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.