National Historic Landmark

Mount Lebanon Shaker Society

New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
66000511

About this property

Mount Lebanon Shaker Society, also known as New Lebanon Shaker Society, was a communal settlement of Shakers in New Lebanon, New York, United States. The earliest converts began to "gather in" at that location in 1782 and built their first meetinghouse in 1785. The early Shaker Ministry, including Joseph Meacham and Lucy Wright, the architects of Shakers' gender-balanced government, lived there. Isaac N. Youngs, the society's scribe, chronicled the life of this Shaker village for almost half a century. Youngs also designed the schoolhouse built there in 1839. Holy Mount, where Shaker services were held, has a spur ridge which has been called Mount Lebanon. In addition to the Shakers' central Ministry, notable residents at Mount Lebanon's North Family included Elder Frederick W. Evans, known for his public preaching, and his partner, Eldress Antoinette Doolittle, who was succeeded by Anna White, M. Catherine Allen artists Sarah Bates, Rebecca Landon, and Polly Anne Reed. The North Family was also known for publishing a book of poetry, Mount Lebanon Cedar Boughs: original poems by the North family of Shakers, Anna White, ed. (Buffalo: Peter Paul Company, 1895), with a number of poems by Cecilia Devere and Martha Anderson.

Location

New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York
42.45704, -73.38102

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When was Mount Lebanon Shaker Society listed on the National Register?

Mount Lebanon Shaker Society was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

What type of historic resource is Mount Lebanon Shaker Society?

Mount Lebanon Shaker Society is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Mount Lebanon Shaker Society a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Mount Lebanon Shaker Society has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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