Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village | |
 Shaker Library and schoolhouse | |
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| Location | New Gloucester, Maine[1] |
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| Coordinates | 43°59′11″N 70°21′58.6″W / 43.98639°N 70.366278°W |
| Built | 1782,[1] 1783,[2][3] or 1793[4] |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000318 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1974[5] |
| Designated NHLD | May 30, 1974[6] |
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Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is a Shaker village near New Gloucester and Poland, Maine, in the United States. It is the last active Shaker community, with two members as of 2024[update].[7] The community was established in either 1782, 1783, or 1793, at the height of the Shaker movement in the United States. The Sabbathday Lake meetinghouse was built in 1794. The entire property was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[4][6]
- ^ a b "Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village". National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ Chase, Stacey (July 23, 2006). "The Last Ones Standing". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
mainewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Carol Ann Poh and Robert C. Post (January 7, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Shaker Village / United Society of Believers (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exteriors and interiors, from 1969 and 1973 (32 KB)
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ^ Jordan Kisner. "There Are Only Two Shakers Left. They've Still Got Utopia in Their Sights." The New York Times, September 5, 2024.