The Historic Site is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Old Economy Village will close for the winter season on
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
Established 1824
Old Economy Village Gardens
Visit one of the oldest historical gardens in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Established in 1824 by George Rapp & the Harmonist Society. This 6 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 Old Economy Village.
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 Vinyards Apples Pears Roses & other perennial flowering ornamentals Heirloom vegetables Figs Culinary & Medicinal Herbs Dye Plants Flowering Bulbs (Origin 18th-19th Century) and more...
