Forestville Commonwealth

	Forestville Commonwealth
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Earlton, New York
Area	200 acres (81 ha)
Built	1826
NRHP reference No.	74001242
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1974

Last updated December 07, 2025

Forestville Commonwealth is an archaeological site and national historic district located at Earlton in Greene County, New York. The district contains seven contributing sites. It represents the remains of a utopian community built in 1826-1827 as one of three Owenite experiments in New York State.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Lenore M. Rennenkampf (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Forestville Commonwealth". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.See also: "Accompanying four photos". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2010.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Lenore M. Rennenkampf (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Forestville Commonwealth". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2009.See also: "Accompanying four photos". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2010.

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