South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory
South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory | |
Location | U.S. 68, South Union, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 36°53′4″N 86°38′42″W / 36.88444°N 86.64500°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1822 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 74000891[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1974 |
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South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory is a historic Shaker building on U.S. 68 in South Union, Kentucky. It was built in 1822 and added to the National Register in 1974. Located within the building is the Shaker Museum at South Union.
South Union was one of 24 villages built up by the Shakers. During the village's 115-year history, the Shakers constructed over 200 buildings, worked 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of farmland, and produced garden seed, fruit preserves, brooms, baskets, rugs, linen, hats, bonnets and silk to be used both within the community and sold to the outside world. One of the best known Shaker songs today, "Love is little," originated at South Union during the 1830s.
Today, there is only Shaker community remaining active, located at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, USA. It is the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The Shakers Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, September 17, 2010
- ^ The last of the Shakers Busted Halo, April 13, 2010
- ^ Ouimet, Leanne (2009-12-08). "Jeannine Lauber: Exploring the Modern Day Shakers". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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- Churches in Kentucky
- Federal architecture in Kentucky
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- Churches in Logan County, Kentucky
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Shaker communities or museums
- National Register of Historic Places in Logan County, Kentucky
- 1822 establishments in Kentucky
- Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs
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