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Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski, also known as the Winooski United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church building located at 24 West Allen Street in Winooski, Vermont, United States. It was built in 1918, and is a significant local example of vernacular Carpenter Gothic architecture. On March 2, 2001, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Architecture and history The Winooski United Methodist Church stands in downtown Winooski, at the southwest corner of West Allen and Follett Streets. It is a large, single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof. Its exterior is clad in a combination of wooden clapboards and shingles, some of the latter cut in decorative patterns. A square tower rises through the left side of the roof, with tripart louvered openings in the belfry stage and a truncated hip roof at the top. The main facade is roughly symmetrical, with recessed lancet-arched porches at the corners and a large lancet stained-glass window at the center. The left porch houses the main entrance, which is a double door topped by a lancet stained-glass window, while the right porch houses a smaller secondary entrance. Winooski's Methodist congregation was formally organized in 1847, having been affiliated with the church's Burlington chapter since early Methodist preaching began in the area in the 1830s. The congregation had by 1860 raised sufficient funds for a church, which was built on the present site. That church burned down in 1917, and the present church was built the following year. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont References External links Media related to Winooski United Methodist Church at Wikimedia Commons Winooski UMC web site
Middlebury College Snow Bowl

The Middlebury College Snowbowl is a ski area in Hancock, Vermont, 13 miles (21 km) east of Middlebury in the Green Mountains. The site has been owned and operated by Middlebury College since its first trails were cut in 1934. The Snowbowl has 17 trails and 3 lifts, offering access to more than 700 acres (2.8 km2) of terrain. In 2006, it became the first carbon-neutral ski area in the United States. History One of the second oldest ski areas in Vermont, the Snowbowl has hosted intercollegiate competitions since the 1930s. The original lodge—a traditional log cabin—was built in 1938 and remains the oldest standing base lodge in the nation. The Mountain Located on the north slope of Worth Mountain, the Snowbowl rises near Middlebury Gap on land willed to Middlebury College by Joseph Battell in 1915. The property is surrounded by the Joseph Battell Wilderness, land once owned by the College but now part of the Green Mountain National Forest. The mountain features 600+ skiable acres, 100 acres of trails and 500 acres of skiable woods. Averaging 200 inches (5.1 m) of natural snowfall annually, additional snowmaking covers nearly half of all trails, including most terrain served by the Worth Mountain and Sheehan chairlifts. The Snowbowl's eastern face, colloquially known as "the backside", relies mainly on natural snow and is accessed by the Bailey Falls triple chairlift. Sustainability Middlebury College Snowbowl carries on Middlebury College's commitment to creating a more sustainable world by implementing efficiency and electrification projects in all of their operations. For the Snowbowl, this has included switching to more efficient snow guns, an electric compressor, and installing more efficient lighting in the lodge. The Snowbowl endeavors to electrify their vehicle fleet with electric snowmobiles and passenger cars. In the future, they are pursuing projects related to composting and renewable energy. References External links Middlebury College Snowbowl Middlebury College Alpine Ski Team Snowbowl Ski Patrol First Tracks Report (online magazine)
Miss Bellows Falls Diner

Miss Bellows Falls Diner is a historic diner at 90 Rockingham Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont. The diner was constructed in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company as #771, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Description and history The Miss Bellows Falls Diner stands on the southwest side of Rockingham Street, just northwest of the central business district of Bellows Falls. The diner is set parallel and close to the road. It is a barrel-roofed metal structure, 18 by 31 feet (5.5 by 9.4 m) in size, its exterior finished in original enamel panels bearing the diner's name. The entrances to the diner are at its ends, each sheltered by an added vestibule. The kitchen and bathroom facilities are located in a wood-frame addition to the rear. The interior of the diner retains original finishes, including walls finished in enamel panels and varnished wood, a polychrome tile floor, oak booths with Formica table tops, and the main counter's marble and metal finish. The service area also has original features, including enameled refrigerator cabinets and recessed menu boards. The diner, built in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company, is the only known intact example of a Worcester barrel-roofed diner in the state. It was originally built for John Korsak and Frank Willie for a location in Lowell, Massachusetts, where it was called Frankie & Johnny's. Both Korsak and Willie were called up into the military for World War II, and the diner was sold to go to Bellows Falls, where it arrived on May 14, 1944, replacing an earlier diner on the site. Date of Construction The National Register application for Miss Bellows Falls Diner incorrectly states this diner was assembled "probably in the 1930s", but its model number (#771) indicates 1941. The Rosebud (diner) in Somerville, Massachusetts, Worcester #773, was built in 1941. Worcester serialized their diners consecutively in order of production. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont References External links Media related to Miss Bellows Falls Diner at Wikimedia Commons
Florona Grange No. 540 Hall

Florona Grange No. 540 Hall is a historic Grange hall and former church on Monkton Road in Monkton, Vermont. Built in 1811 as the Monkton Borough Baptist Church, it is the second-oldest church in Addison County. it is a fine example of Federal architecture with later Greek Revival additions. Its initial design is based closely on designs published by Asher Benjamin. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history The Florona Grange Hall stands in the village of Monkton Borough, on the west side of Monkton Road north of its junction with Hollow Road. It is set back from the road on a slight rise. It is a large two-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. Its corners have narrow Federal style pilasters, rising to an entablature adorned with triglyphs. The front gable is fully pedimented, interrupted at the top by a square two-stage tower. The tower has a clock in the first stage, and a belfry in the second; the belfry stage has pilasters flanking rectangular louvered openings. A shallow gabled section projects from the center of the main facade, supported by four Doric columns. The three bays created by the columns each house an entrance, set in a rounded-arch opening with flanking pilasters and a keystone above. The interior has been significantly altered to accommodate Grange functions, but retains some of its 19th-century elements. The hall was built in 1811 by a Baptist congregation established in 1794, and is only preceded in the county by the Middlebury Congregational Church, completed in 1809. In 1854, the present belfry was constructed, modifying the basic design of the exterior, which is based on a church depicted in Asher Benjamin's The Country Builder's Assistant, published in 1797. The Baptist congregation dissolved in 1903, and the building was acquired in 1904 by a Methodist congregation. In 1944 the Methodists combined forces with the local Quaker organization to share use of the latter's building, and this building was sold to the local Grange chapter, which had been organized in 1940. The hall continues to be used by the Grange as a community meeting and event venue. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont References External links Town page on the Florona Grange chapter
Montgomery Covered Bridge

The Montgomery Covered Bridge, also known as the Lower Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that carries Montgomery Road across the North Branch of the Lamoille River in Waterville, Vermont. Built in 1887, it is one of three covered bridges in the town, and one of five on the river in a five-mile span. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Naming Despite the Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) database listing Lower as one of the names of this bridge, this may be an error as it is commonly known as the Middle Covered Bridge since it is between the Jaynes Covered Bridge (also known as the Upper bridge) and the Village Covered Bridge (also known as the Lower bridge). All cross the same waterway. Description The Montgomery Covered Bridge is located in a rural area north of the town center of Waterville, a short way east of Vermont Route 109 on Montgomery Road, a dead-end road providing access to a single farm property. It is a single-span Queen post truss, 70.5 feet (21.5 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, with a roadway width of 12 feet (3.7 m) (one lane). The trusses include iron roads between the peaks of the diagonal bracing and the bottom chords. The bridge is covered by a metal roof, and its exterior is finished in vertical board siding, which extends around to the insides of the portals. The bridge deck consists of wood planking resting on steel I-beams; the trusses no longer carry the bridge's active load. History The bridge was built sometime in the late 1870s or early 1880s; its builder is unknown. It is one of five covered bridges over the North Branch Lamoille between Waterville and Belvidere, a notable concentration of such bridges in the state. In 1969 a large snowstorm deposited 5 feet (2 m) of snow, concentrated more on one side of the roof than the other, which induced a lean. Dallas Montgomery, a farmer for whom the bridge is now named, got up on the roof to remove some of the snow. Local resident Wilmer Locke used a winch to right the lean and added bracing. In 1971 an asphalt truck fell through the deck into the river below (luckily with only minor injuries to the driver). The bridge was subsequently reinforced with steel beams. Major repairs were supposedly made in 1997. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont List of Vermont covered bridges List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References
Montpelier station (Vermont)

Montpelier station, also known as Montpelier–Berlin station, Montpelier Junction, and formerly Montpelier–Barre is a railroad station in Berlin, Vermont, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Vermonter line and provides service to the nearby cities of Montpelier and Barre. A railroad station has stood at this site since the mid-19th century. Originally a freight stop for wood, the Vermont Central Railroad (VCR) established a junction station for passengers known as Montpelier Junction in 1849. That year, VCR built a branch line to downtown Montpelier, providing service to Vermont's capital. The current station was built in 1934 by the Central Vermont Railway, VCR's successor. It is likely the third station building on the site. Regular service on the Montpelier branch was discontinued in 1938 and replaced with a bus line. Service to Montpelier Junction ended altogether in 1966. In 1972, Amtrak restored service to the station on the Montrealer line, which was later replaced by the Vermonter when service to Montreal ended. References External links Media related to Montpelier station (Vermont) at Wikimedia Commons Montpelier - Berlin, VT – Amtrak Montpelier - Berlin, VT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
Montshire Museum of Science

The Montshire Museum of Science is a hands-on science museum located in Norwich, Vermont, United States. History The name "Montshire" is a portmanteau of "Vermont" and "New Hampshire". It was cofounded in 1974 by Dr. Robert Chaffee, former Museum Director of the Dartmouth College Museum. When the college museum closed, Chaffee and Walter Paine devised a community museum and education center, incorporating it as the Montshire. In 1976, Dartmouth College donated the collection of biological and geological collections to the new museum. The Montshire Museum was first located in a former bowling alley building in 1976 in Hanover, New Hampshire, and was later moved across the Connecticut River to a purpose-built building in Norwich in 1989. Description The museum, including the building and nature trails, is located on over 100 acres (40 ha) of land. It has over 150 exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology. Its live animal exhibits include a hive of honeybees that is connected to the outdoors, a colony of leafcutter ants, and aquariums that feature life in local waters. Outside the museum building, there is a 3-acre (1.2 ha) Science Park including a scale model of the Solar System (Pluto is located 2 miles (3.2 km) away), and interactive exhibits on water, light, sound, and motion. Among the sound exhibits there are "whisper dishes" (parabolic dishes 40 feet (12 m) apart) and a musical fence built by Paul Matisse, grandson of painter Henri Matisse. Each year, the museum holds an annual igloo build. References External links Official website
Morgan Covered Bridge

The Morgan Covered Bridge, also known as the Upper Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the North Branch Lamoille River in Belvidere, Vermont on Morgan Bridge Road. Built about 1887, it is one of the two covered bridges in Belvidere, and one of five in a five-mile span that all cross the same river. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description The Morgan Covered Bridge is located west of the center of Belvidere, carrying Morgan Bridge Road, a short connector between Back Road (running on the north side of the North Branch Lamoille River) and Vermont Route 109 (running to its south). It is a single-span Queen post truss structure, 62 feet (19 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, with a roadway width of 12.5 feet (3.8 m). Its trusses include iron rods joining the apexes of the diagonals to the bottom chords. It has a gabled metal roof, and its exterior is finished in vertical board siding, which wraps around to the insides of the portals. The siding stops short of the eaves, leaving an open strip below the roof. The portal openings are framed as segmented arches. The bridge rests on abutments of stone and concrete. History The bridge was built by Lewis Robinson, Charles Leonard and Fred Tracy. It is one of two 19th-century covered bridges (the other is the Mill Covered Bridge further west), and one of five on the North Branch Lamoille in Belvidere or neighboring Waterville, all within a five-mile span. There have been no major repairs necessary with this bridge recently, save for a new standing seam metal roof which a large number of covered bridges in Vermont received due to a grant. A study in the 1990s by the Vermont Agency of Transportation revealed that certain design details of the trusses allowed the bridge to be rated for a 9-ton load (1 ton more than the standard load limit for wooden deck bridges). At this time, a sign at the bridge posts the limit at 5 tons. See also List of Vermont covered bridges List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont References External links Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VT-33, "Morgan Bridge, Spanning North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road, Belvidere Junction, Lamoille County, VT", 11 photos, 6 measured drawings, 44 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Mount Philo State Park

Mount Philo State Park is a state park located in Charlotte, Vermont. The 237-acre (0.96 km2) park protects the area around Mount Philo (968 feet high) and provides views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains to the west. The Green Mountains (including Camel's Hump in the winter) can be seen to the east and south. It is accessed by trail or steep narrow road (seasonal). Features The park features hiking trails that lead from the base to the summit of Mount Philo. There is a mountaintop picnic area with views of Lake Champlain, the valley, and the Adirondack Mountains and Green Mountains to the west and south. There is a small camping area with a total of 10 sites including 3 lean-tos, with restrooms and hot showers. History From the late 19th century to 1924, Mt. Philo was a popular destination for guests of the Mt. Philo Inn. It was accessed by carriage road and had a wooden observation tower at its summit. The park was established in 1924 when Francis Humphreys of Brookline, Massachusetts, owner of the adjacent Mt. Philo Inn, donated the land to the State of Vermont for recreational use. This land would become Vermont's first state park. In 1929, the carriage road was improved and a summit picnic area was created. From 1935-1937, CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) crews further enhanced the road and picnic area and built a ranger cabin and camping sites. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 for its importance in the state's recreational history, and for its CCC-related architecture. Biology From September to November, Mt. Philo is an excellent viewpoint for migrating raptors. Three main types can be viewed: falcons such as the kestrel and merlin; accipiters such as the cooper's hawk; and buteos such as the red-tailed hawk. Geology Mt. Philo sits atop the Champlain Thrust fault of Middle Ordivician age. It is a Klippe made up of difficult to weather sedimentary rocks—the Cambrian Monkton Quartzites—that are thrust over younger Ordovician rocks of the Stony Point Formation. The rocks that hold up Mt. Philo were originally deposited during the Cambrian on a passive margin in a warm shallow marine shelf setting along the east coast of Laurentia (Proto North America). These rocks have subsequently been thrust west during the Taconic Orogeny (~450 Ma) and perhaps again during the Acadian Orogeny (~350 Ma). See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont References External links Park website Park geology
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is a Vermont-based, not-for-profit hospital network. Founded in 1933, the Hospital’s network includes the critical access-designated Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Historic Homes of Runnemede senior living community in Windsor, and Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock. Affiliated with Dartmouth Health, the Hospital provides people in Southern Windsor County in Vermont and Sullivan County in New Hampshire with primary care and specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool, and the 10 beds of the inpatient rehabilitation center. References
McCullough Free Library

The John G. McCullough Free Library is a library located in the village of North Bennington, Vermont. Established in 1921, the library is a member of the Catamount Library Network, a consortium of Vermont libraries with shared catalog and lending resources. The library serves North Bennington, Bennington, Shaftsbury, and surrounding towns. Services The library offers a wide array of services, both in-person and via the library's website, including print items, videos, e-books, and audio books. Reference services are available at the main desk. Public computer terminals and wireless Internet service are available on the library's high speed fiber optic network. The library's website allows patrons to access database resources such as the Vermont On-Line Library and online courses such as Universal Class. A local history collection houses items relating to the history of North Bennington, including yearbooks of North Bennington High School, which was shuttered in 1966. The entire second floor is dedicated to children's services. History The library opened on August 24, 1921, a gift to the village from Eliza Hall Park McCullough in memory of her late husband John G. McCullough. It was designed by J. Lawrence Aspinwall of the New York architectural firm Renwick, Aspinwall and Tucker. References
NAMCO Block

The NAMCO Block is an apartment block built in Windsor, Vermont in 1920–1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as an example of a large-scale company housing project. The building is located at the corner of Union and Main Streets, in the southern part of the historical center of Windsor. History The National Acme Company (NAMCO), formed after the National Acme Manufacturing Company acquired the Windsor Machine Company, was the main employer in the town of Windsor between 1915 and 1930. The success of NAMCO was at a large extent dependent on its ability to attract the workforce from outside Windsor. The block represents the approach to urban settlement which is based on family housing in contrast to housing of single men, the predominant approach at the time. The property on the northern bank of the Mill Brook, where the block is currently located, was purchased by the Windsor Machine Company in the late 1880s. A new plant was constructed nearby in 1909, and a club and a dormitory for the workers was constructed on the site. The club was badly damaged by fire and demolished in the middle of the 1910s, which caused a housing shortage. At the time, the number of workers at the plant was around 1600. The new apartment block was constructed in order to replace the lost housing. The location was chosen close to the plant as there was no public transportation in Windsor, and the use of cars was restricted in winter by the climate conditions. The contract to build the block was awarded to Massachusetts-based L. A. Lafrance company and started in the spring of 1920. By the time of completion in 1922, the NAMCO block was the biggest residential building in northern New England. In 1933, during the Great Depression, the Winsdsor facility of NAMCO was closed down. In 1989, the building was rehabilitated and currently hosts low-income housing. Architecture The block is made of brick and has a flat roof. It is composed of nine identical four-storey buildings containing eight apartments each (two apartments at each floor), so that the whole complex contains seventy-two apartments. The buildings are separated by a fire wall. The main facade faces Union Street. The facade is separated into nine buildings as well, by using the bow fronts. Each individual building has an entrance from the main facade. Inside, the floors are connected by straight-run stairs. The building incorporates colonial revival features, including the red brick walls and flat-arched windows. Most of the apartments consist of a living room, a dining room, a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. The fourth-floor apartments are slightly different and have two bedrooms each. Two of the apartments have been adapted for handicap access. References