Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Community_Center
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| gptkbp:activities |
gptkb:Educational_Institution
agricultural work artistic pursuits |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Brook_Farm_Institute_of_Agriculture_and_Education
|
| gptkbp:community |
gptkb:church
artistic community intellectual community |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
promoted cooperative living
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1847
|
| gptkbp:education |
progressive education
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1841
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:George_Ripley
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| gptkbp:goal |
spiritual and intellectual development
|
| gptkbp:governed_by |
democratic decision-making
|
| gptkbp:house |
communal living quarters
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Brook Farm community
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
European socialism
|
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau gptkb:Bronson_Alcott |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on later communes
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Roxbury,_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 100 members at peak
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Great_Fire_of_1846
celebration of cultural diversity hosting of art exhibitions hosting of cultural events collaboration with local artisans celebration of harvest festivals establishment of a library establishment of a school engagement in local politics involvement in environmental conservation efforts involvement in women's rights advocacy collaboration with other reform movements celebration of community milestones collaboration with other utopian communities construction of a community hall creation of a community garden development of a community archive development of a community newsletter development of a cooperative store development of a philosophy of work and leisure engagement in local education initiatives engagement with local Native American communities formation of a literary society formation of a music group hosting of lectures and discussions hosting of philosophical debates organization of community sports events organization of theatrical performances participation in abolitionist activities participation in national reform movements publication of a community journal |
| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:Nathaniel_Hawthorne
gptkb:Walt_Whitman gptkb:Margaret_Fuller |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
Transcendentalism
|
| gptkbp:reduces |
financial difficulties
internal conflicts dissatisfaction with communal living |
| gptkbp:revenue |
self-sustaining economy
|
| gptkbp:significance |
inspiration for literary works
|
| gptkbp:soil_type |
communal farming
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_England_Transcendentalism
gptkb:The_Brook_Farm_Quarterly gptkb:The_Blithedale_Romance |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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