Shaker Church Family Barns
United States historic place in Sabbathday Lake and vicinity, Maine. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | ME 26, Sabbathday Lake and vicinity, ME |
| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | Sep 13, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000318 |
| Type of place | village, historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 17 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | ME 26, Sabbathday Lake and vicinity, ME |
| Website | maineshakers.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 43.98509, -70.36567 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Frances Perkins National Monument · 40 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cold River 37 mi · Basin Campground 38 mi · Hastings Campground 40 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000318. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.