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Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Double staircases, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Clothes hanger, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
A stack of Shaker boxes, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Grandfather’s clock between doors in the Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
East Family Brethren's Shop (left) and the Cooper's Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Arched hallway, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Bundled broomcorn in a window, East Family Brethren's Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Hat on woodworking equipment, Cooper's Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Cobbler's room, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Staircases, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Shaker hat on wall, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
A white wooden fence stands outside the Old Stone Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Yarn for weaving cloth, East Family Sisters' Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Staircases, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Buggy tour, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Hat and pegs, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Spiral staircase, Trustees' Office, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Hand-made candles are stacked in a display in the gift shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Colored bottles in window, Carpenters' Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Staircases, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
A window and shutters on the Ministry's Workshop building, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Spiral staircase, Trustees' Office, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Hand-carved walking sticks hang from a rack in the gift shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Hat and pegs, Centre Family Dwelling, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Fence and sidewalk follow the 1837 turnpike, a walking road through Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
A window and shutters on the East Family Sisters' Shop, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Water House (left) and Brethren's Bath House, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
An aging wagon is sheltered in the Scale House at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky., near Harrodsburg, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Many of the structures in the village have been restored and are now used as an inn for lodging.
The site, a National Historic Landmark, features unique Shaker architecture.
For instance, the Trustees’ Office has side-by-side spiral staircases, an example of the balanced design in Shaker architecture that includes separate, identical, side-by-side doors and staircases — one for men, one for women. Every structure in the village provides a lesson in history and architectural ingenuity as well as an opportunity for photo hobbyists to capture interesting images.
Local craftsmen and women, dressed in clothing suitable for the period and using tools available in the 19th century, create furniture and other items while visitors watch. The items are sold in the shop at Shaker Village, with proceeds from sales used to help sustain the historic village.
Images in this collection were taken in June 2008 while we were attending my wife’s family reunion. We spent two nights in the inn and enjoyed excellent breakfasts in the Trustees’ Office Dining Room.
All the images were taken with the camera hand held and using available light, although I did supplement the lighting with some fill-in flash on a couple of the images. Photographers are welcomed at Shaker Village, but tripods are frowned on.
The official website for Shaker Village that includes information for visitors is http://www.shakervillageky.org.
