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This is the Union Village North Lot family dwelling, which was erected in 1823, and was razed by Otterbein in 1963. Union Village was a Shaker community that was located three or four miles east of Monroe. The Union Village Shaker settlement was a community of Shakers founded in 1805. The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, is a Christian sect founded in the eighteenth century in England. The Shakers settled in Colonial America, with initial settlements in New Lebanon, New York (called Mount Lebanon after 1861). They practiced a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, and their model of equality of the sexes. They are also known for their simple living, architecture, and furniture. The Union Village Shakers were the largest group in the west, and oversaw other groups that developed in the west. They eventually owned over 4000 acres of land in Turtle Creek Township of Warren County, but were in decline when this photograph was taken. In 1912, the Church of the United Brethren in Christ purchased Union Village, and developed it into a retirement community. A portion of the foundations of the dwelling was investigated by OSHPO in 2003 as part of the realignment of State Route 741.</div>
4 August 1912<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1912-08-04T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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