Link to Us - Site Map - Advertise With Us - Contact Us
JERUSALEMPEDIA.All Rights Reserved.
Welcome to Jerusalempedia
the free Jerusalem encyclopedia
The American Colony was a Christian utopian society that formed in Jerusalem in 1881, as well as the eponymous modern neighborhood where they lived.
The Colony, now numbering 150, moved to the large house of a wealthy Arab landowner outside the city walls. The extensive land attached to the house was quickly put to use for the Colony's support. Part of the building was used as a hostel for their frequent visitors from Europe and America. A small farm developed with cows and pigs, a butchery, a dairy, a bakery, a carpenter's shop, and a smithy. The American Colony Store provided additional support through the sale of images, souvenirs, artifacts and archaeological objects worldwide.
Inner tensions within the American Colony led to the final demise of this utopian Christian community in the 1950s. Since then the second home of the American Colony, outside the city's walls, has functioned as a hotel.
The American Colony Hotel
