Community of True Inspiration Residence, also known as the Lower Ebenezer Society house and West Seneca Historical Society, is a historic home located at

West Seneca West Seneca is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 44,711 at the 2010 census. West Seneca is a centrally located interior town of the county, and a suburb of Buffalo. West Seneca, Orchard Park and Hamburg form the ...

Erie County, New York Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236. The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population. Both the county and Lake Eri ...

. It was built about 1850, and is a -story, vernacular wood-frame building with a gable roof. A rear wing was added in the 1870s, with additions made in 1956. It was moved to its present site in 1956, when donated to the West Seneca Historical Society. It is one of the few remaining buildings in the Ebenezer section of West Seneca built by the

Community of True Inspiration The Community of True Inspiration, also known as the True Inspiration Congregations, Inspirationalists, and the Amana Church Society) is a Radical Pietist group of Christians descending from settlers of German, Swiss, and Austrian descent who sett ...

who settled in the area in the 1840s. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying 18 photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 2013.

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External links

Official Website of the Town of West Seneca
Amana Colonies Historic house museums in New York (state) Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses completed in 1936 Museums in Erie County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, New York {{ErieCountyNY-NRHP-stub