Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Students will see the estate of Katharine Smith and Richard Joshua Reynolds and an extensive art collection when they visit the Reynolda House.
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- The tobacco industry and Winston-Salem Tobacco was one of two industries that changed Winston-Salem and Forsyth County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
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"The finest concentration of American art in a public collection south of Washington… Masterpieces of American art are displayed in this gracious American country home built in 1912-17 by Katharine Smith and Richard Joshua Reynolds, founder of the tobacco manufacturing company. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, it features special exhibitions and education programs attracting national attention. The Reynolda House has also been named to the National Register of Historic Places."
Group visits are scheduled on a space-available basis, reservations required at least one month before your desired date. Please contact Stephanie Abdon, Group Tour Coordinator at 1-888-663-1149 or 336-758-5087 or send email to abdonsn@reynoldahouse.org for tour information.
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