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The Dwelling House, or Bell House, contained a kitchen, large community dining rooms, and retiring rooms, or bedrooms. At the height of the community, 100 Shakers lived in the main building and the T-shaped wing. A large bell hung in a cupola on the roof and was used to signal rising time and to call members at meal time from their widely scattered work places in the fields and shops. The Dwelling House was razed about 1927, and the bell is now located at the southeast corner of the Meeting House.
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