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Shaker Church Family Square House, Shaker Road, Harvard, Worcester County, MA
Summary
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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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Ireland, Shadrach
Location
Harvard (Mass.), 42.53547, -71.55427
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
