Old Economy Village
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Old Economy
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The Rapp house in Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Nearest city | Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°35′46.17″N 80°13′58.8″W / 40.5961583°N 80.233000°WCoordinates: 40°35′46.17″N 80°13′58.8″W / 40.5961583°N 80.233000°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1824 |
| Architect | George Rapp and Frederick Reichert Rapp |
| Architectural style | 19th Century German-American |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000644 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | June 23, 1965 |
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Economy Historic District
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Harmony Society church in Old Economy Village
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| Location | Old Economy Village roughly bounded by PA 65, 12th, Merchant, and 16th Sts., Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°35′46″N 80°13′55″W / 40.59611°N 80.23194°W |
| Area | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architect | Harmony Society |
| NRHP Reference # | 85001142 |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 1985 |
Old Economy Village is a historic settlement in Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, it lies on the banks of the Ohio River and is surrounded by downtown Ambridge. The Village is the last of three settlements established by the Harmony Society in the United States (another in Pennsylvania and one in Indiana). Established in 1824, it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966 under the name of "Old Economy."
The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785. Due to religious persecution by the Lutheran Church and the government in Württemberg, the Harmony Society moved to the United States in 1803–1804, initially purchasing 3,000 acres (12 km²) of land in Butler County, Pennsylvania. On February 15, 1805, they, together with about 400 followers, formally organized the Harmony Society, placing all their goods in common.
The Society was founded and led by Johann Georg Rapp (1757–1847) and his adopted son, Frederick (Reichert) Rapp (1775–1834), and lasted for 100 years – roughly from 1805 until 1905. Members of the society were sometimes called Harmonists, Harmonites, or Rappites. The Harmony Society is best known for its worldly successes, eventually building three successive communities, first at Harmony, Pennsylvania (1804–1814), then New Harmony, Indiana (1814–1824), finally settling in Economy (now Ambridge, Pennsylvania).
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