Plan your visit
Plan your visit to one of our four historic properties in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Select a property to learn more.
The Old Stone House
770 Old Stone House Road
Salisbury, NC 28146
Saturday and Sunday, April-October
1-4pm
Michael Braun, an 18th century German immigrant, used his newfound prosperity to create a large piedmont plantation by 1766. Explore colonial life in this fully restored German Colonial/Georgian home.
1857 Courthouse
202 N Main St. Salisbury
Salisbury, NC 28144
Wednesday-Sunday 12-4pm
This 1850s county courthouse survived Stoneman’s Raid and served Rowan until the early 20th century. Today it houses museum offices, rotating exhibits, and the Messinger Room.
China Grove Roller Mill
308 N Main St
Salisbury, NC 28144
1st and 3rd Saturdays, April-October
11am-3pm
Local entrepreneurs built this Roller Mill in 1903 to mechanize grain grinding. Discover the industrialization that forever changed agriculture and Rowan County.
Setzer School
1643 W. Park Rd.
Salisbury, NC 28144
By appointment only
The Setzer School in Rowan County offers a window into public school history in North Carolina.
In The News
Society of Architectural Historians: Old Stone House Archipedia
October 28, 2019
Society of Architectural Historians Archipedia
Ceremonial key swap: China Grove Roller Mill becomes part of the Rowan Museum
October 24, 2016
The Salisbury Post