Shared Household Visits
Many shared households have welcomed Cohouseholding Project visitors as we learn more about what makes this way of life operate more sustainably. We are grateful to the many who have opened their homes and hearts to us.
These are "shared households." Whether or not a particular house is a "cohouseholds" awaits fuller development of our definitions.
These are "shared households." Whether or not a particular house is a "cohouseholds" awaits fuller development of our definitions.
Washington
Woolley Mammoth
![]() Sedro Wolley, WA
Oct 20, 2012 The Woolley Mammoth is a vibrant living and learning center. It seeks on- and off-site partners interested in the co-evolution of an ecologically, socially abundant and resilient world. It welcome people who would like to explore a niche at this large yet humble and evolving place. Bright Morning Star
![]() Seattle, WA
Jan 1, 2013 Bright Morning Star is a small urban cooperative, formed to support its members in their social justice and artistic pursuits. Life Song Commons
![]() Bothell, WA
May 1, 2010 to present Life Song Commons is a shared household adjoining and integrated with Songaia Cohousing Community and is integrated into that larger community. It is also home of project contributors, Oz Ragland and Marilyn Hanna-Myrick, as well as their respective spouses. Oregon
Cedar Sanctum
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California
HM 157
![]() Los Angeles, CA
Jan 11, 2013 Historical Monument # 157, also referred to as The Horace P Dibble House, is a creative collective home on the California Historical landmark list. Sugar Shack
![]() Los Angeles, CA
Jan 13, 2013 The Sugar Shack is an intentional community committed to social change through cooperative living, art, and activism. They do this by living communally in mid-city and providing spaces for individuals and group gatherings free of charge. Synchronicity LA
![]() Los Angeles, CA
Jan 14-16, 2013 Synchronicity LA is a cooperative community house of 11 residents: artists, musicians, social workers, teachers, scientists, engineers, filmmakers, cooks, historians, and more. They meet once a week, divide up chores, go on retreats, open their doors to folks from all around the world to eat and stay with them, host monthly artistic salons, share friendship, laughs, tears, beers, cheers, enjoy their hot tub and art space and music room and roof and foods! Fantastico
![]() Berkeley, CA
Jan 14, 2013 Fantastico was formed by former members of Berkeley Student Cooperatives. The image shows their innovative chore tracking system. Oz attended the Monday Spaghetti Dinner, a 5-year-old tradition for Berkeley households. Prudence Crandall House
![]() Oakland, CA
Jan 15, 2013 Prudence Crandall House (PCH) has evolved their 1970's model of feminist collective living into the 21st century within their 1908, 3,000-sq-ft Craftsman house on the Berkeley-Oakland border. They have evolved from four single women of two generations to a stable mixed household / home of 5 wonderful adults, a teen and 2 children. PHC was formerly known as both Alcatraz & 66th St CoHousing. Upcoming Visits
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Revised: 3/22/14