In pictures found at the Library of Congress, this appears to be Rappite Community House No. 2, North Main Street between Church & Granary Streets, the west (front) elevation. "Constructed in 1822 by the Harmonists, a religious Utopian group from Germany, Community House No. 2 served as one of four large dormitories for men and women. After the Harmonists left the area in 1824, the building was integrated into the Owen-Maclure Utopian experiment and functioned as a school and living quarters for students and teachers. Once the Owen-Maclure community dissolved, the structure housed a variety of businesses, including a hotel, tavern, rooming house, print shop, cigar factory, hardware store, and tea room. The State of Indiana purchased the building in 1940. (http://www.usi.edu/outreach/historic-new-harmony/historic-sites-facilities-and-town-resource/) The building as it currently stands does not include the porch seen here.