Shaker Farm

Coordinates: 42°22′53″N 73°21′13″W

Shaker Farm (also the Edward Deming and Faith Andrews

Homestead) is a historic farmstead on Dublin Road in Shaker Farm
Richmond, Massachusetts. The property is notable as the U.S. National Register of Historic
subject of a book by the Andrewses, The Fruits of the Shaker Places
Tree of Life, in which they document the property's condition
and restoration. The farmhouse was built c. 1795 by Daniel
Hand of New Lebanon, New York, and exhibits a number of
examples of Shaker craftsmanship. The Andrewses acquired
the property in 1937, and devoted the rest of their lives to
collecting, documenting, and promoting Shaker heritage.[2]
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1995.[1] As of 1995, the property continues to be
owned by Andrews descendants.[2]

Description and history

Shaker Farm is located in a rural setting of geographically
central Richmond, on the east side of Dublin Road about
midway between Sleepy Hollow and Lenox Roads. The
property consists of 10 acres (4.0 ha), primarily open fields,
although there are trees around the farmstead. The farmstead
includes four buildings: a house, barn, shed, and privy. The
house is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof,
central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. The rear roof has a
lower pitch than the front, giving the house a saltbox profile,
although there is architectural evidence it was not always that
way. The main facade, which faces south, is three bays wide,
with the main entrance at the center. It has a board-and-batten
door fastened with wrought iron hinges and latches. The door
is not original to the house, but was salvaged from a Shaker
house. The interior retains a significant number of original Location Opposite 1448
features, such as some wide pine flooring, but these have in Dublin Rd.,
part been replaced or augmented by restorative work performed Richmond,
by the Andrewses, often by salvage from other Shaker Massachusetts
buildings.[2]
Coordinates 42°22′53″N
The property the house stands on was part of a land grant made 73°21′13″W
in 1762 to Joseph Dwight. After multiple divisions and resales, Area 10 acres
the 10-acre parcel was sold to Daniel Hand, who built the (4.0 ha)
house soon afterward. It was purchased in 1937 by Edward
Built 1795
Deming Andrews and his wife Faith, with the house in
extremely deteriorated condition. They spent the next two years Architect Hand, Daniel
undertaking its restoration, a process documented in The Fruits Architectural style Colonial Revival,
of the Shaker Tree of Life, which has undergone maintenance Colonial
and some additional stabilization work since then. The barn, NRHP reference No. 95001198 (http
built in the early 19th century, was also restored, and a more s://npgallery.np
modern addition was made to it. The Andrewses were s.gov/AssetDetai
influential in the rediscovery and popularization of the l/NRIS/9500119
aesthetics of Shaker craftsmanship, and Shaker Farm was
8)[1]
featured in a number of magazine articles on the subject.[2]
Added to NRHP November 6,
1995
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

References
1. "National Register Information System" (https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). National Register
of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Shaker Farm" (http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=RIC.35).
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-11-28.

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