Watervliet Shaker Historic District

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Watervliet Shaker Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Colonie, New York
Built/Founded: 1775
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: February 20, 1973 (original)
September 20, 1973 (increase)
NRHP Reference#: 73001160 (original)
73002247 (increase)

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Governing body: Local

Watervliet Shaker Historic District, in Colonie, New York is the site of the first Shaker community. The primary Shaker community, the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society was started a bit later.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and the listing was expanded later in the same year.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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