Shaker Church Family Square House, Shaker Road, Harvard, Worcester County, MA

Significance: This building was originally the dwelling of Shadrach Ireland and his "New Light" followers. It then became the early headquarters for the Shaker movement in Harvard, Massachusetts. It was used as both a dwelling house and a meetinghouse by the Shakers, 1782-1792, then as a dwelling until the sale of the Shaker holdings in 1918. This structure is an early and important communal building.

Survey number: HABS MA-804

Building/structure dates: 1769 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1845 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 18h2 Subsequent Work

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1933 - 1970

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