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Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House

United States historic place in Hancock, Massachusetts. Added to the National Register in 1968, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visit National Historic Landmark Listed 1968

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. It was the third of nineteen major Shaker villages established between 1774 and 1836 in New York, New England, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. From 1790 until 1893, Hancock was the seat of the Hancock Bishopric, which oversaw two additional Shaker communes in Tyringham, Massachusetts, and Enfield, Connecticut.

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The record

Property type	Building
Address	5 mi. S of Pittsfield on U.S. 20, Hancock Tpke., Hancock vicinity, MA
County	Berkshire County
Listed	Nov 24, 1968
Listed for	Social history
Level of significance	National
Reference number	68000037
Type of place	museum, nonprofit organization, historic district
Designations	National Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	19 buildings, 1 structure, 1 site
Standing	Yes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address	5 mi. S of Pittsfield on U.S. 20, Hancock Tpke., Hancock, MA
Website	hancockshakervillage.org ↗
Coordinates	42.4313° N, 73.3353° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unit	Coltsville National Historical Park · 7 miles · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	Indian Hollow 26 miles

This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

At a glance

State: Massachusetts
County: Berkshire County
Listed: 1968
Type: Building
Landmark: Yes

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Randy Trabold's Northern Berkshire County
Tony Gengarelly, 2003
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The Berkshire County Historical Society, 2016
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Frank J. Leskovitz, 2016
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Susan Eisley, 2001
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Robert Campanile, 2001
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Beth Luey, 2019
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Tom Catalini, 2023
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Arts and Crafts Houses of Massachusetts
Heli Meltsner, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House listed on the National Register?

Nov 24, 1968. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Can I visit Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House?

Yes. Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.

Source: Official website

Where is Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House?

5 mi. S of Pittsfield on U.S. 20, Hancock Tpke., Hancock vicinity, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The nearest national park unit is Coltsville National Historical Park, 7 miles away.

Source: Coltsville National Historical Park

What does the Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House listing include?

The listing counts 21 contributing resources. Those are 19 buildings, 1 structure, and 1 site. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Are there campgrounds near Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House?

One federal campground is within reach, Indian Hollow, 26 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Hancock Shaker Village Trustees House?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 68000037. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.