Mount Lebanon Shaker Society – New Lebanon, New York
The Shakers were first established here in 1787, as their first community in America. This celibate order devoted themselves to “hands to work-hearts to God.”
This barrel roof gathering place has triple-hung sash windows with three in the center and one on each end, interspersed by two separate entrances with arched canopy overhead, echoing the design of the roof over the main building.
The Shaker Museum and Library undertook interior renovations of the North Family Bretheren’s Workshop from 1829 with support made possible by the 1772 Foundation.
The North Family Wash House from 1854 was undergoing a structural stabilization, second phase, supported by the New York State Department of Transportation.
The North Family Granary (1838) exterior renovations were undertaken with support from the 1772 Foundation. David E. Lanoue, Inc. Building & Design out of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, provided preservation and restoration services in support of this project.
One last project was structural stabilization of the North Family Great Stone Barn from 1859. This was supported by funding from the New York State Department of Transportation through the TEA-21 program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the World Monuments Fund and many generous donors.