In Albany NY, actually around Watervliet, NY the "Shakers"
settled in the late 18th century (1774). Traveling from
Europe for religious freedom, they set up small communes.
This is an image of one of their barns in a Shaker community
near Albany, NY.

To learn more about Shakers go to http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Shakers.html