Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
One of two primary residential edifices of the North American Phalanx as it appeared in August 1972, shortly before its destruction by fire
Location
Phalanx Rd.
NRHP reference No.
72001499[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
1972
Removed from NRHP
1974
The North American Phalanx was a secular utopian socialist commune located in Colts Neck Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The community was the longest-lived of about 30 Fourierist Associations in the United States which emerged during a brief burst of popularity during the decade of the 1840s.
The North American Phalanx was established in September 1843 and included the active participation of writer Albert Brisbane and newspaper publisher Horace Greeley, two of the leading figures of the Fourierist movement. The Association was disbanded in January 1856, following a catastrophic fire which destroyed a number of the community's productive enterprises. At the time of its termination it was the last of about 30 Fourierist Associations established during the 1840s still in existence and thus was the longest-lived.
The main residential dwelling of the phalanx, a three-story wooden structure, stood vacant until it was itself destroyed by fire in November 1972.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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