Heaven on Earth: the Brook Farm Community
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Final Nail in the Community's Financial Coffin
In 1846, a fire destroyed the Philanstery building at Brook Farm. $7,000 had been spent building the structure which turned to ashes. Within just a few months, there were only a few dozen people left at Brook Farm and Ripley stopped worrying about keeping it going.
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