About Us

About Us & Contact Info

The founders of the Friends of White Water Shaker Village, Inc. first met in 2001 to discuss what we could do to save this gem of Ohio's Shaker heritage. Since that meeting, we have grown to about 150 members, and in 2007 took control of the North Family's eight acres and ten historic buildings through a lease from the Great Parks of Hamilton County. 
  • We are an Ohio non-profit corporation with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. 
  • Our immediate goal is to open the site to the public. 
  • Construction has been completed on a modern restroom and septic system. Installation of parking lots, walkways, exterior lighting, and other code requirements is pending. Restoration of the 1827 meeting house is ongoing: repairing floors, restoring walls, adding an attic staircase, and new wiring. 
  • Beginning the stabilization and restoration of the 1849 Milk House
  • Tours are hosted by appointment for small groups. 
  • We present off site educational programs about the Shakers on request. 
  • We continue to seek grants and private donors to help fund the substantial costs of preparing the buildings to be open to the public, as well as to improve our educational programs. 
  • We need White Water Shaker manuscripts, letters, historic photographs, artifacts and furnishings to help us define and interpret White Water Shaker history.
Address for GPS Navigation: 11813 Oxford Road, Harrison, OH 45030

Contact Info

Mailing Address:
Friends of White Water Shaker Village, Inc.
11813 Oxford Rd.
Harrison, OH 45030

Email: friendsofwwsv@gmail.com

Website: www.whitewatervillage.org


Office Hours: By appointment only.

We are a member of The Museums and Historic Sites of Greater Cincinnati (MHS). MHS is a community of small to mid-sized historic sites, libraries and museums that keeps the region’s history relevant through programming, collaboration, education and professional development for MHS member organizations. 

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