Canterbury Shaker Village
- Address
- 288, Shaker Road
- Phone
- (603) 783-9511
- Website
- shakers.org
About Canterbury Shaker Village
Canterbury Shaker Village is a historic site and museum in Canterbury, New Hampshire, United States. It was one of a number of Shaker communities founded in the 19th century.
It is one of the most intact and authentic surviving Shaker community sites, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
The site is operated by a non-profit organization established in 1969 to preserve the heritage of the Canterbury Shakers. Canterbury Shaker Village is an internationally known, non-profit museum and historic site with 27 original Shaker buildings, four reconstructed Shaker buildings and 694 acres (2.81 km2) of forests, fields, gardens and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement. Canterbury Shaker Village "is dedicated to preserving the 200-year legacy of the Canterbury Shakers and to providing a place for learning, reflection and renewal of the human spirit."
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- Founded
- 1969
Photos of Canterbury Shaker Village
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01CanterburySayCheeeeeese · Public domain
02Horse BarnSayCheeeeeese · Public domain
03InfirmarySayCheeeeeese · Public domain
04EDIFICIOS EN SHAKER VILLAGEManuel Velazquez · CC BY 3.0
05Fallarnie alpert · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Bell Tower, Dwelling House (built ), Canterbury Shaker VIllageAdjawstw · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 9.5 miles of Canterbury Shaker Village; the closest, New Hampshire Maple Museum, is about 4.6 miles away.
