Old Economy Village - Archives

About This Collection

The Harmonists, a Christian Communal society, founded Old Economy Village in 1824. They were known for their piety, as well as for their economic successes in textile manufacturing, including silk production, and later in the oil and railroad industries. Old Economy Village in Ambridge, PA is the home of a great deal of information about the Harmony Society and life in general in the nineteenth century. Major topics covered by the archives and library include music, architecture, religion, business, photographs, and more.

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14th Street - Apple Lane

street, Photograph

label on front; 14th Street above Merchant was known as- Apple Alley or Lovers Lane.

14th Street - Apple Lane

street, Photograph

without label on front. 14th Street above Merchant was known as- Apple Alley or Lovers Lane

14th Street - Apple Lane

street, Photograph

labeled on front; 14th Street above Merchant was known as- Apple Alley or Lovers Lane.

14th Street -Baker House, Store and Mechanics building

building, Photograph

looking down 14th (cobblestone) Street

14th Street - Baker House, Store, Mechanics Building, Feast Hall

street, Photograph, building

Shot from Ohio View; Also shows buildings beyond Church Street; fire hydrant; electric pole, snow.

14th Street - Baker House, Store, Mechanics Building, Feast Hall

street, Photograph, building, Postcard

Postcard. Printed at bottom: A Street in Economy New Ambridge Pa.

14th Street - Baker House, Store, Mechanics Building, Feast Hall

street, Photograph, building

Shot from Ohio View Ave. Snow

14th Street - Baker House, Store, Mechanics Building, Feast Hall

street, Photograph, building

Looking toward Church Street from Ohio View Used Ambridge 100 years

14th Street, Economy, Pa

street, Photograph, building

On Folder -(nice) 14th. Street , looking east, gas house on right, GR Garden wall; on left Store, Mechanics Building and Feast Hall

14th Street from Ohio View

Postcard, Photograph, building

Looking down 14th Street from Ohio View Shows Baker House, Store, Mechanics Building and Feast Hall

14th Street looking toward Ohio River

street, Photograph, building

Handwritten on back: The Harmony Society Feast House Economy, PA. Looking down 14th Street - Feast Hall, Mechanics building and Store, Grape vines, gas light and electric pole