Page 10 - C.A.L.L. #40 - Winter 2015

At Bryn Gweled Homesteads, intentionally

making a community for 75 years

By Alan J. Heavens, Inquirer Real Estate Writer, Philly.com
April 27, 2015

A chilly Saturday did
little to stop the
march of progress at

Bryn Gweled
Homesteads in Upper
Southampton.

There was a crowd at
the tai chi class in the
community center.
Upstairs, Bill
Dockhorn, his wife,
Carol Wengert, and
Jerry Smith sifted
Thomas Fetterman (left) and Larry Spungen, with Pearl, at the through 75 years of
pond at Bryn Gweled Homesteads in Upper Southampton. documents. Bart
Residents collectively own and maintain its 240 acres. DeCorte worked in the

community garden. Louise Kidder was off to her kitchen to make sourdough
bread to be served later with jam made from the 60 quarts of blueberries her
husband, Bob, picks each year in their yard.

Bryn Gweled - "hill of vision" in Welsh - is an intentional community of 75
families, homesteading on 240 acres that are collectively owned and maintained
by its residents.

An intentional community is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion
and teamwork - that is Bryn Gweled, celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Residents share an organic community garden, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a
soccer field, and a community center.

Houses here - many designed by architect-settlers who were students of Frank
Lloyd Wright - sit on two-acre lots leased for 99 years, since all the land is held
in common.

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