Helicon Home Colony [SEP] location of formation
Helicon Home Colony
Helicon Home Colony was an experimental community formed by author Upton Sinclair in Englewood, New Jersey, United States, with proceeds from his novel "The Jungle". Established in October 1906, it burned down in March 1907 and was disbanded.
History.
In a 1906 article in "The Independent", Sinclair outlined a plan for a home colony located within one-hour of New York City. Following the model proposed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in her book "The Home", Sinclair sought
Helicon
Helicon or Helikon may refer to
Places.
- Helicon (river), a former river in the Macedonian city Dion, mentioned in Greek mythology
- Mount Helicon, mountain in Boeotia, Greece
- "Helikon", an 1893 mansion designed by Charles Slayter in Strathfield, New South Wales
- Helikon Park, a park in Randfontein Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
- Torre Helicon, the fourth tallest building in Monterrey, Mexico
- Helicon Home Colony,