Shalam Colony - The Buildings

Building of the colony began in 1885 with the Fraternum, a long building with two rows of twenty rooms on either side of a long courtyard. These rooms were for the adult Faithists. There was a library at the front of the building and a steam laundry so complete that it was considered unique in the West.

Courtyard view of the Fraternum.

The Children's Home has been called the "best building ever erected in the valley." This is what the home looked like in 1945.

The reservoir at Shalam.

The barns at Shalam.

This is the only building still standing today of the thirty-five buildings in the colony. It was used as a studio.