Another popular communal gathering place, the Mansion House library boasted nearly 3,300 volumes, making it one of the largest and best-stocked of its kind in America at the time.

The eclectic collection boasted titles ranging from Darwin’s Origin of Species to Wiley’s Elocution and Charles Dickens’ Mystery of Edwin Drood.

What's more, it provided a rare environment where men and women could study Latin, Greek, algebra, astronomy, literature and art together. Uncommon at the time, but not at Oneida.

Liking this? Click the Like button above. And click the Follow button above for more great stories from loveEXPLORING

Explore the 1800s home where 300 people lived in religious ‘perfectionism’