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Ceresco, Ripon, Wisconsin
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View of "Long House," one of the buildings in the experimental communal colony of the Fourierites. Caption reads: "The 'Long House,' home of the Fourierites, in the communistic colony established in the 1840s at the edge of what is now Ripon, Wis."
1910
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1910 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 13 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
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| Call Number | (W6)21018 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Ceresco, Ripon, Wisconsin
1910
Exterior view of "Long House," one of the buildings in the experimental communal colony of the Fourierites.
Home of the Fourierites
1907
Text on front reads: "Home of the Fourierites, Ripon, Wis. Established May 27, 1844 by followers of Charles Fourier in Ceresco Valley, now a part of Ripon. The community numbered about 200 at its b...
Long House Dorm, Ripon, Wisconsin
1903
Long House Dormitory at Ceresco, the Fourierite community, used as a "Poor" house in the 1930's.
Looking Back in Ripon
March 24, 1983
Newspaper clipping showing the demolishing of the Long House. The man on the right is believed to be M.V. Adkins, son of Chester Adkins, the last survivor of the Fourierite community.
Long House Dormitory
1904
Exterior view of Long House dormitory at Ceresco, home of the Wisconsin Phalanx.
