Old Economy Village will be closed Easter Sunday
Visit one of the oldest historical gardens in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Established in 1824 by George Rapp & the Harmonist Society. This 4 Acre garden is one of the hidden gems surrounding the greater Pittsburgh region and a mere fraction of the previous land originally owned by the Harmonist Society. Original designs were influenced by German monastery grounds and palace courtyards visited by Rapp, often referred to as Father Rapp, prior to exiting Germany. Rapp intermingled quadrants and hedgerows typical of formal gardens with a myriad of trees, shrubs and flowers to create a small piece of paradise at Old Economy Village. Orchards, Vineyards, vegetable gardens and eventual greenhouse provided bountiful harvests. Herbs for medicinal, culinary and dye plants filled beds along with flowers to accent the self-reliant perfection that was the 19th century great garden of George Rapp.
Grow With Us
Garden Highlights You Won't Want to Miss
The historic site continues to revitalize landscapes based on documented accounts of Harmonist gardens for public display. Here, you'll find ornamentals rich in spiritual symbolism alongside fruit, herbs and vegetable crops that created a place of harmony.
Come take a stroll through the gardens and enjoy the scenery Vineyards: Catawba, Concord, Seneca Apples Pears Roses & other perennial flowering ornamentals Heirloom vegetables Figs Culinary & Medicinal Herbs Dye Plants Flowering Bulbs (Origin 18th-19th Century) and more...
2025 Research Trials
Old Economy Village is proud to bring the community additional educational events & share our active research trials within our gardens. Click below to preview some of ways we're bringing science & history together while preserving one of Pennsylvania's most influential & peculiar pieces of garden history.
