Cathedral Labyrinth and Sacred Garden

  The Cathedral Labyrinth and Sacred Garden was conceived by Jane Owen in 1995 and designed and completed by architect and Purdue University Professor Emeritus Kent Schuette in 1996. It is a very close replica of the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral in France. The plan of the garden is a piece of the geometry of […]

Poet’s House and Garden

  The Poet’s House, formerly known as the Franck House (1822), sits on its original Harmonist foundation. It was purchased by Jane Blaffer Owen in 1947 and restored as a guest house for her many creative visitors. In 1958, the house was donated to the RLB Trust, and, in 1988, underwent a second restoration. In […]

Mother Superior House

  The Mother Superior House, formerly known as the Kilbinger House (1820), combines a Harmonist log structure with a Harmonist brick building. It was used as a community kitchen (an annex to Community House No. 2) during the Harmonist era and a tavern during the Owen/Maclure period. Jane Blaffer Owen restored the building and added […]

Barrett-Gate House

  Barrett-Gate House consists of two relocated and conjoined structures, one an original Harmonist log cabin, the other a mid-nineteenth-century addition attached to the former’s east wall. The relocation was overseen by the New Harmony Bridge engineer, Don Blair in 1959. The 1960 renovation was by Robert Hatch. Since that time, additional interior and exterior […]

MacLeod Barn Abbey

  The MacLeod Barn Abbey, built in 1976, was named after one of Jane Owen’s spiritual mentors, George MacLeod, founder of the Iona Community in Scotland.  Jane Owen wrote: “My favorite place in New Harmony is the Barn Abbey because of its simplicity and intimacy, especially during Benedictine retreats. It didn’t need an architect; our […]