New Lebanon Shaker community
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The New Lebanon Shaker community was a major Shaker village in New York that became the movement’s central and most influential settlement, known for its religious communal life, craftsmanship, and innovative social organization.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Lebanon Shaker Village | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaker village
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religious commune ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Shaker architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalRegion | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
dairy farming
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handcrafts ⓘ herb and medicinal production ⓘ manufacture of chairs ⓘ seed production and sale ⓘ |
| followsPractice |
charismatic worship
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communal ownership of property ⓘ confession of sins ⓘ equality of the sexes ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Shaker eldership
NERFINISHED
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central ministry ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barns
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herb gardens ⓘ meetinghouse ⓘ mills ⓘ multiple family houses ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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part of a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ |
| influenced |
American communal experiments
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American design and furniture ⓘ reform movements on gender equality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Shaker furniture production
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agricultural innovation ⓘ celibate communal living ⓘ craftsmanship ⓘ gender-segregated but cooperative organization ⓘ innovative social organization ⓘ orderly village planning ⓘ religious communal life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia County, New York
NERFINISHED
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New Lebanon, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Shaker movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
central Shaker ministry
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mother church of the Shaker movement ⓘ |
| significance |
largest Shaker community
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most influential Shaker settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
New Lebanon Shaker Village