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Pawlet Town Hall

Pawlet Town Hall houses the municipal offices of the town of Pawlet, Vermont. Located at 122 School Street in the village center, it was built in 1881 as a combined town hall, meeting and performance venue, and retail establishment. It has served as town hall since its construction, and is a good local example of late Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Description and history Pawlet Town Hall is located in the village center of Pawlet, on the north side of School Street. It is set on a terrace overlooking Flower Brook, a short way east of its confluence with the Mettawee River. It is a large two-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof topped by an ornate square cupola. A single-story hip-roofed porch extends around three sides of the building. The upper floor windows are narrow round-arched windows with moulded decorative sills and lintels. The ground floor has irregularly spaced doors and sash windows. On the interior, the ground floor is partitioned into four spaces, which historically served as the clerk's office, library, and a retail space. The latter has since been taken over by town functions, housing additional administrative offices and the selectmen's meeting room. The upstairs houses a large auditorium with stage and dressing rooms. Prior to the construction of this building, the town's meetings were typically held in local taverns and churches. The town authorized construction of this building at the 1881 town meeting. It was built in partnership with a local businessman, Marcellus Wheeler, who donated the land and built most of the ground floor. He sold his interest in the building to Charles Taylor, who operated a general store in the retail space. Prior to its acquisition by the town, the retail space also hosted the town post office, a millinery shop, and the local Grange chapter. With the Grange in decline, the town purchased the commercial portion of the building in 1943. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutland County, Vermont References
West Rutland Town Hall

The West Rutland Town Hall is located at Main and Marble Streets in the village center of West Rutland, Vermont. Built in 1908-09, it is a fine and restrained example of Colonial Revival architecture, and originally housed town offices, the public library, and a community meeting space. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Description and history West Rutland Town Hall is a rectangular brick building, set on a triangular lot in West Rutland's center, formed by the Marble Street to the northeast and Main Street to the southwest. It is an imposing two-story structure, covered by a hip roof and set on a raised foundation of rock-faced marble. A gabled section projects from its front facade, with the main entrance at its centered set in a recess that is further sheltered by a flat-roof pavilion. The recess has a marble surround with smooth marble columns set at the sides. The projecting sections and the main roof both have dentillated and modillioned cornices. The ground floor houses town offices, organize around a central corridor, and the upper floor has a large auditorium space with a stage set under a proscenium arch. The interior retains many of its original period finishes. Acquisition of the land, and the construction of the building were authorized by town meeting in 1907. The building was completed in 1909 to a design by Rutland architect Charles Paige, at a total cost of about $30,000. The ground floor spaces, now partly filled with municipal offices, originally housed the town clerk, public library, and classrooms for both elementary and high school grades. The upstairs auditorium over time was put to multiple uses, including town meetings, dances and other social events, and political rallies. It was closed in the 1970s, when such events were moved to a newer school auditorium. See also National Register of Historic Places in Rutland County, Vermont References
Broad Brook House

The Guilford Country Store is located at 475 Coolidge Highway (United States Route 5) in Guilford, Vermont, in the 1817 Broad Brook House, one of the oldest surviving tavern houses in the state, which has been in continuous use as a general store since 1936. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Description and history The Guilford Country Store is set on the east side of the junction of Coolidge Highway and Guilford Center Road, in the center of Guilford's main village. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, clapboard siding, and a foundation that is mainly stone. It is set close to the road, with its main facade facing west toward the road. The front is a symmetrical five bays wide, and the former main entrance has simple Federal period styling, with sidelight windows and a simple cornice. A gable-roofed ell extends to the rear, and a shed-roof ell extends across the northern facade, with a gable above the current main entrance. Its upstairs ballroom has been partially converted into residential space. Broad Brook House was built in 1817 by Solomon Pratt, one of East Guilford's earliest landowners and businessmen. He built the tavern at this point on what was then the major north-south route (now US 5) through the area. Since then, the building has served a variety of important roles in the community, including as a meeting space, Masonic lodge, post office, inn, and barber shop. In 1936 George Fisher purchased the building, and moved the Morse general store, then located across the street, into it. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont References External links Media related to Guilford Country Store at Wikimedia Commons
Tontine Building

The Tontine Building is a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building at 500 Coolidge Highway (United States Route 5) in Guilford, Vermont. Built in 1819, it is a rare example of a Federal period commercial building in southeastern Vermont, and is one of only three buildings in the state known to have been financed by a tontine, a subscription-based investment model. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It has been rehabilitated and converted entirely into housing units. Description and history The Tontine Building occupies a prominent location in the village center of Guilford, at the southwestern corner of Guilford Center Road and US 5, the latter a major regional north-south artery. The building sits on a roughly triangular lot, resulting in a somewhat unusual building configuration, with a typical Federal period main block facing US 5, and a long ell extending at an angle along Guilford Center Road, with a "flatiron" angled corner section. The building is two stories in height, with a gabled roof, clapboard siding, and foundation of mixed materials, including dry-laid rubblestone, brick, and concrete. The main facade has a typical 5-bay Federal appearance, with a center entrance framed by pilasters and topped by an entablature with projecting cornice. The angled corner section is two bays wide, continuing the sash windows found on the main facade. The ell is ten bays long, of which six are original to the building, and four represent a mid 19th-century conversion of what had been an attached barn. The interior of the building has some original features, including its original front staircase, but has otherwise been converted into seven modern residential units. The building was constructed in 1819, by a group of local investors organized into a tontine. This form of subscription-based investment was popular in the 18th century, with investment payouts distributed to the surviving investors. This building was owned by its tontine group until 1869, and was operated primarily with a drugstore in the commercial space, with tenement units behind. The investment group that owned the building was responsible for significant development of the village of East Guilford in the mid 19th century. This building saw a variety of commercial and residential uses prior to its conversion in 2008-10 to an exclusive residential use. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont References
Hard Farm Homestead

The Hard Farm Homestead, also known as the Zera Hard House, is a historic farm complex on River Road in Manchester, Vermont. Consisting of an early 19th-century Cape, an 1840s Greek Revival house, and a number of 19th-century outbuildings, it represents a rare surviving assemblage of farm buildings in the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Description and history The Hard Farm Homestead is located in southern Manchester, its buildings on either side of River Road, just north of Muddy Lane. The main house is set on the east side of the street, overlooking the Battenkill River. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a prominent two-story Greek Revival temple portico facing the street. Across the street stand a 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house, along with a barn, corn crib, shed, and chicken coop, all dating to the 19th century. A 20th-century garage stands adjacent to the main house. The construction method of the main house is an unusual form of plank construction, in which planking is laid horizontally (rather than vertically as in typical plank frame construction), with layers randomly overlapping and joined by spikes. The oldest building of the complex is the Cape, which was, according to Hard family records, built by Quakers named Soper about 1806. It was later purchased by Jesse Hard, and it was his son Zera who built the Greek Revival house about 1840. The Hard family has long had a prominent place in Manchester, one of its members operating the drugstore in the center, and another a noted local poet. The Greek Revival temple front of the main house is a particular rarity in the town. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont References
Holden–Leonard Mill Complex

The Holden–Leonard Mill Complex, also known colloquially as the Big Mill and now as Vermont Mill Properties, is a historic industrial complex at 160 Benmont Avenue in Bennington, Vermont. Built of many parts between about 1865 and 1925, it is one of the largest and most architecturally distinctive 19th-century mill complexes in the state, and was a major regional employer for many years. Now redeveloped into a variety of commercial and industrial uses, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Description and history The Holden–Leonard Mill is located northwest of downtown Bennington, on the eastern bank of the Walloomsac River, bounded by Holden and Leonard Streets to the north and south, and Benmont Avenue to the east. The complex includes 28 buildings, many of them connected into a single large structure. The dominant feature of the complex is the so-called "Big Mill", also known as Building 5, which was the main structure built when the mill was founded in 1865. It is a large 4+1⁄2-story brick structure, 227 feet (69 m) wide and 53 feet (16 m) deep, with a six-stage tower projecting from its center. It is topped by an octagonal louvered belfry and concave flared roof. The building's basement houses a part of the original penstock that was used to regulate the water that powered the mill's machinery. Textile development began in Bennington on an industrial scale after the railroad arrived in the early 1850s, with the production of knitwear. The Big Mill was built in 1865 by Seth Hunt and Philip Tillinghast. They produced paisley women's shawls, a product that turned out to not be popular. In 1875, the building was taken over by the Bennington Woolen Company, which produced material for overcoats. Under its aegis and that of successive owners, the plant was significantly enlarged. Its greatest period of growth followed the First World War, during which the facility produced large amounts of cloth for the war effort. By 1920 the Holden–Leonard Company was the largest employer in the region, with about 800 workers. The mill closed due to the effects of the Great Depression, and was operated for about 10 years for knit goods manufacturing. It has since seen a variety of smaller-scale uses. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont References External links Vermont Mill Properties
Jenks Tavern

The Jenks Tavern, also known historically as the East Rupert Hotel and the Hotel G. Jenks, is a historic public accommodations house at the junction of West Dorset Road with Vermont Routes 315 and 30 in Rupert, Vermont. Built about 1807, it is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century traveler's accommodation in southern Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The building is now a private residence, the home of American playwright and author John Nassivera. Description and history The former Jenks Tavern is located in the village of East Rupert, overlooking the Mettawee River not far from the town line with Dorset. The tavern stands on a roughly 1-acre (0.40 ha) parcel bounded on the north by Rupert Mountain Road (Vermont Route 315), the east by Vermont Route 30, and the west by West Dorset Road. The building is oriented facing west. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. A single-story ell extends to the rear (toward Route 30). The main facade is covered by a two-story porch, and is five bays wide with doors at the center of each level. Windows are double-hung sash throughout, with a pair of windows in the gables at the sides. The interior follows a typical center hall plan, with a large sprung floor ballroom on the attic level. The tavern was built about 1807 by James Moore, Jr., and was originally attached to an older tavern building that has since been torn down. His purchase and construction were occasioned by the completion of the Rupert Turnpike (now roughly Vermont 315), which connected Pawlet, Vermont and Salem, New York. It was also originally attached to a barn, which was demolished in 1948 when Route 30 was realigned. The building was regularly (but not continuously) in use as a traveler's accommodation, and was widely known in the region for the high quality of the dance floor in its ballroom. This type of tavern was once common in southwestern Vermont, but this is now one of a few little-altered examples to survive. It has been either vacant or a private residence since the 1930s. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont References
Amos Lawrence House

The Amos Lawrence House is a historic house on Richville Road in Manchester, Vermont, USA. Built about 1840, it is a fine local example of a Greek Revival farmhouse. Restored in the 1980s after many years as a rental property, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Amos Lawrence House stands in central Manchester, on the east side of the Battenkill River, between railroad tracks to the west and Richville Road to the east, just south of its junction with Green Mountain Road. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, two interior brick chimneys, and clapboard siding. Its main facade faces east, and has a center entrance set in a recess with sidelight windows. The recess opening is flanked by pilasters, which support an entablature and projecting cornice. The building corners have narrow trim pieces, with a broad entablature below the eave. A 1+1⁄2-story ell extends to the rear of the house, and may be older than the main block. The house was built about 1840 by Amos Lawrence, who purchased 70 acres (28 ha) of farmland here in 1826. This house was built about 1840; the ell may be Lawrence's first house. The property passed out of the Lawrence family in 1879, and was used by a succession of absentee owners as a rental property. In nearly derelict condition, the house was separated from the farmland in 1983 and given a full restoration, and now houses two living units. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont References
Munro-Hawkins House

The Munro-Hawkins House is a historic house on Vermont Route 7A in southern Shaftsbury, Vermont. Built in 1807, it is a well-preserved example of transitional Georgian-Federal period architecture, designed by local master builder Lavius Fillmore. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Description and history The Munro-Hawkins House is located in southern Shaftsbury, on the east side of Vermont 7A, north of its junction with Airport Road. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and two interior brick chimneys. A single-story gabled ell extends to the rear of the west-facing main block. Fluted Ionic pilasters articulate the building corners and flank the central front bay, supporting an entablature and modillioned cornice. The main entrance is flanked by slender Ionic columns, and is topped by a fanlight window that breaks a gabled pediment. Above the entry is a Palladian window, its windows separated by pilasters, with a gabled pediment. A small gable rises on the roof above. The gable ends at the sides of the house are fully pedimented, and have half-round windows at their centers. The interior, organized in a central hall plan, retains original marble fireplace surrounds and woodwork. The house was built in 1807, and is attributed to Lavius Fillmore, a noted regional master builder. It was built for Joseph Munro (or Monroe), a wealthy farmer, and served as a farmhouse for many years. It represents a high-quality local example of transitional architecture between the Georgian and Federal styles. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont References
Dudley H. Davis Center

The Dudley H. Davis Center (also known as the Davis Center) is the student center at the University of Vermont. It was the first student center in the United States to receive a U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. The building is a four-story structure with a floor area between 186,000 and 202,954 ft2. Completed in 2007, the Davis Center replaced the Billings Memorial Library as the university's main student center. References External links Official website
Best's Covered Bridge

Best's Covered Bridge (a.k.a. Swallow's Bridge) is a historic covered bridge in West Windsor, Vermont, that carries Churchill Road over Mill Brook, just south of Vermont Route 44. Built in 1889, it is an architecturally distinctive laminated arch structure with a post-and-beam superstructure. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Description and history Best's Covered Bridge is located about 8 miles (13 km) west of Windsor's village center, just south of VT 44 on Churchill Road. It is a single-span laminated arch structure, with a total length of 37 feet (11 m) and a roadway width of 12.5 feet (3.8 m) (one lane). It rests on stone abutments. The arch is formed out of five layers of planking that have been laminated and bolted together. The floor stringers are supported by iron suspension rods descending from the arches, which are complemented by wooden posts rising above the arches. The arches are protected by a post-and-beam frame structure, its exterior clad in vertical boarding, with a metal roof overhead. The bridge was built in 1889 by Stephen F. Hammond (1836–1913), a local wheelwright from Brownsville. Some sources state that Amasa W. Swallow (1829–1894) built the bridge, an error that may have originated in a misreading of the 1889 town report. Documentary evidence suggests that the notation, "new covered bridge by Amasa W. Swallow," is actually a reference to the bridge's location. The bridge's names come from Amasa W. Swallow, who owned the adjacent farm in the 1880s, and William Edgar Best (1869–1971), who in 1896, two years after Swallow's death, purchased the property. The laminated arch construction is unusual for 19th-century bridges in Vermont, but is well suited for use on a short crossing on a lightly traveled road. See also References External links Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VT-36, "Swallow's Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook at Churchill Road, Windsor, Windsor County, VT", 7 photos, 16 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
Joseph Fessenden House

The Joseph Fessenden House is a historic house at 58 Bridge Street in Royalton, Vermont. Built about 1802, it is a high quality local example of transitional Georgian-Federal architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Description and history The Fessenden House is located in Royalton village, at the corner of Bridge Street and Vermont Route 14. It fronts on a former alignment of Route 14, which provides access to the bridge and is separated from the current alignment by an elongated triangular green. The house is 2+1⁄2 stories in height, with a gabled roof, interior brick chimneys, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. It has typical Georgian style massing, with a five-bay front facade. Sash windows occupy most of the bays, with the center entrance framed by a Federal period surround consisting of flanking pilasters rising to a gabled partial pediment that surmounts a half-round leaded transom window. First-floor windows are topped by simple projecting cornices. The interior has many high-quality period finishes, including elements of basement kitchens, working dumbwaiters, and Federal and Georgian style fireplace mantels. Near the house stands a 19th-century barn, moved to the site in the 20th century after the original barn was destroyed by fire. The house was built about 1802, and exhibits an unusually high quality of detail for a small-town rural setting. Many of the buildings exterior and interior designs are derived from plates in Asher Benjamin's 1797 The Country Builder's Assistant, which helped popularize Federal architectural styles. Joseph Fessenden, for whom it was built, was a prosperous local merchant. The house was owned by a succession of well-to-do businessmen, and many of its interior features date from a c. 1830 remodeling. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont References