Enfield ยท Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee: Enfield
Great Stone Dwelling
The Enfield Shakers' 1837 granite dwelling, the largest Shaker dwelling ever built, with 20 rooms on its upper floors from $140 a night.
- Built
- 1837Date stone reads 1837; stonework built in summer 1837 by Boston mason Luther Kingsley and finished by Shaker cabinetmakers; the largest Shaker dwelling ever built (NRHP nomination).
- Style
- Shaker / Federal
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 20
- Price
- $
- Area
- Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee: Enfield
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The Enfield Shakers’ Church Family raised the granite Great Stone Dwelling in 1837; at 100 by 58 feet and 62 feet to the peak, it is the largest Shaker dwelling ever built and was probably the largest stone building north of Boston in its day. The nomination suggests it may have been designed by Ammi Burnham Young. The upper floors keep much of the original Shaker cabinetwork. Today the museum rents twenty guest rooms on its third and fourth floors year-round.
Good to know
- Address: 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.