Title
Fruitlands
Subject
Blueprint for a new Eden
Description
Bronson Alcott spent most of his life putting philosophical theories and progressive education principles into the numerous school experiments that he created, namely the briefly successful Temple School in Boston. The next step in the evolution was to be Fruitlands, a new Eden. Alcott would create a Utopian commune on a farm in Massachusetts.
Along with his co-founder Charles Lane, Alcott and a dozen or so residents (including Alcott's wife Abigail and four daughters) lived for nearly a year off fruits and vegetables, keeping in line with Alcott's humane philosophy and animal-free diet. The experiment failed after only seven months, a blow which left Alcott upset and defeated.
This location map from the Historic American Buildings shows the land where the Fruitlands Museum would eventually be built.
Along with his co-founder Charles Lane, Alcott and a dozen or so residents (including Alcott's wife Abigail and four daughters) lived for nearly a year off fruits and vegetables, keeping in line with Alcott's humane philosophy and animal-free diet. The experiment failed after only seven months, a blow which left Alcott upset and defeated.
This location map from the Historic American Buildings shows the land where the Fruitlands Museum would eventually be built.
Creator
Prints and Photographs Division
Source
Rights
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.
Type
19 x 24 in. (B size)
Identifier
HABS MASS,14-HARV,18- (sheet 1 of 9)