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Shaker Church Family Barns

Shaker Church Family Barns is a historic place in Sabbathday Lake and vicinity, Cumberland County, Maine, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1974, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 74000318.

Sabbathday Lake and vicinity, Cumberland County, MaineListed September 13, 1974NRIS #74000318★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Shaker Church Family Barns?

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 three members as of 2025. 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.

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Listing details

Name
Shaker Church Family Barns
City
Sabbathday Lake and vicinity
County
Cumberland County
State
Maine
Listed on the National Register
September 13, 1974
NRIS reference number
74000318
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
43.98509, -70.36567
When was Shaker Church Family Barns listed on the National Register?

Shaker Church Family Barns was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1974.

Where is Shaker Church Family Barns located?

Shaker Church Family Barns is located in Sabbathday Lake and vicinity, Cumberland County, Maine at approximately 43.98509, -70.36567. See the map above.

Is Shaker Church Family Barns a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Shaker Church Family Barns is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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