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Bridge 6 (Johnson, Vermont)

The Railroad Street Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge, carrying Railroad Street across the Lamoille River in Johnson, Vermont. It was built in 1928, after the state's devastating 1927 floods, and is one of its few surviving Pratt through truss bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Bridge 6. Description and history The Railroad Street Bridge is located south of the town center of Johnson, providing access across the Lamoille River to rural areas south of the village, and historically to a railroad line (now the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. The bridge is a single-span Pratt through truss, with a clear span of 140 feet (43 m) and a width of 23 feet (7.0 m), and rests on concrete abutments. A sidewalk about 5 feet (1.5 m) wide is cantilevered outside the upstream truss. The bridge deck is concrete laid over deck plating on I-beam stringers. The bridge was built in 1928, its trusses fabricated by the Bethlehem Steel Company. It is one of the state's few surviving Pratt through trusses, and is unusually wide for bridges built after the state's devastating 1927 floods. Bridges have been documented at this site since 1859, although the crossing became important to the community after the railroad service arrived in 1876, and resulted in the creation of a small industrial area near the railroad. The bridge washed away in 1927 was a covered bridge of uncertain construction date. The present bridge was rehabilitated in 2006. See also Transport portal Engineering portal National Register of Historic Places portal National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References
Burklyn Hall

Burklyn Hall is a historic estate house on Darling Hill Road, straddling the town line between Burke and Lyndon, Vermont, USA. Built in the early 1900s for Elmer Darling, a locally-born New York hotelier, it is one of Vermont's largest and most opulent Colonial Revival houses, and was the centerpiece of a large country estate. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Description and history Burklyn Hall is located at the highest point of the Darling Hill ridge, which extends north–south in northeastern Lyndon and southern Burke. The house is a large three-story wood-frame structure resting on a granite foundation. Its main section is square, covered by a hip roof with gabled dormers and a balustraded widow's walk at the center. Projecting south along the ridge is a long ell. The main entrance faces north, under a massive two-story Greek temple facade, and a porte-cochere on the west side is joined to an outbuilding housing a lavishly decorated billiard room. The interior, in particular the four great rooms of the main floor, feature elaborate carved woodwork and plaster moldings. There are formal gardens just south of the hall, separating it from a small conservatory. Elmer Darling, a native of Burke, made a fortune operating the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City. Burklyn Hall (named for its position on the town line) was designed by the architectural firm Jardine, Kent & Jardine and built in 1904–08. It features amenities not normally found in domestic architecture of the period, including elevators and a central vacuuming system. It was the centerpiece of a country estate covering 1,400 acres (570 ha) (essentially all of Darling Hill), listed on the National Register as the Darling Estate Historic District. In the mid-20th century, Burklyn Hall was used as a dormitory by Lyndon College. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia County, Vermont References
Centre Covered Bridge

The Centre Covered Bridge, also known as the Sanborn Covered Bridge, is a historic covered bridge, spanning the Passumpsic River next to U.S. Route 5 (US 5) north of the village of Lyndonville, Vermont. Built in 1872, it was moved to its present location and taken out of service in 1960. The bridge was located on Center Street between Lyndonville and Lyndon Center. It is one of three surviving Paddleford truss bridges in Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. An amended National Register of Historic Places registration form was accepted by the National Park Service in 2024. The amendment fully documents the history and significance of the Centre Covered Bridge and lists it at the national level of significance. Description and history The Centre Covered Bridge is located just west (downstream) of US 5 on the northern outskirts of the village of Lyndonville. It is a single-span Paddleford truss structure, set on concrete abutments, and is oriented north–south across the Passumpsic River. It is 118 feet (36 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, with a roadway width of 17.5 feet (5.3 m). What is left of its deteriorating deck is made of wooden planking. The bridge is covered by a metal roof with very long eaves, and has vertical board siding extending over the lower half of the trusses on the sides. The portals project beyond the ends of the trusses, and are also sheathed in vertical boards. The portal openings are framed as segmented arches. A sidewalk (also with deteriorated and unusable decking) is cantilevered on the outside of the east side. The bridge was built in 1872, and was originally located about one mile (1.6 km) to the south, providing access between Lyndonville and Lyndon Center. It was moved in 1960 to its present location, at which time it was closed to traffic. The bridge is one of three surviving Paddleford truss bridges in the state, and is the longest of those three. The outside walkway is one of five such features found on covered bridges in the state. At the time of its nomination, a real estate office occupied a portion of the bridge. It was removed some time after 1980. See also Transport portal Engineering portal National Register of Historic Places portal List of covered bridges in Vermont National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References
Edward Wells House

The Edward Wells House is a historic house at 61 Summit Street in Burlington, Vermont. Built in 1891–92 for the president of a patent medicine maker, it is one of the city's finest examples of Queen Anne Victorian architecture executed in brick and stone. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The house was for many years home to a local fraternity called Delta Psi; is now owned by the University of Vermont. Description and history The Edward Wells House is located in eastern Burlington, at the northwest corner of Maple and Summit Streets. It is a large 2½ story structure, built out of stone and brick, capped by a truncated hip roof. The first floor is finished in rustically cut reddish limestone, laid in random courses, while the upper levels are finished in brown brick. The main facade is three bays wide, each with a different configuration of windows and decoration. Each bay is topped in the roof by a gabled dormer, that on the left larger than the other two. All three dormers feature terra cotta panels in the gable peaks, and have diamond-paned sash windows. The main entrance is sheltered by a deep hip-roofed porch, supported by clusters of round columns set on stone piers. The interior features lavish woodwork. The house was built in 1891–92 for Edward Wells, who rose to great fortune in the manufacture of patent medicines. Wells was instrumental in the success of the Wells-Richardson Company, which advertised widely, and sold its products by mail order. The house was designed by Edgar Allen Poe Newcomb of Boston, Massachusetts. Its interior wood carvings were executed by Albert H. Whittekind of New York City, whose credits include carvings in the New York Public Library Main Branch and the current Chittenden County Superior Courthouse. Wells died in 1907, and his house was acquired in 1924 by the Delta Psi fraternity. By 2003, the fraternity was in decline, and in 2007 the house was purchased by the University of Vermont, which adapted for use as a guest quarters for visiting alumnae. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont References External links UVM Alumni House
Jaynes Covered Bridge

The Jaynes Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Codding Hollow Road across the North Branch Lamoille River in Waterville, Vermont. Built in 1877, it is one of three 19th-century covered bridges in the town, and one of five to span the North Branch Lamoille in a five-mile span. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description and history The Jaynes Covered Bridge stands in northern Waterville, a short way east of Vermont Route 109 on Codding Hill Road. It spans the North Branch Lamoille River, which flows south through the village of Waterville to the main branch of the river further south. The bridge is a single-span queen post truss structure, 56.5 feet (17.2 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, with a roadway width of 12 feet (3.7 m) (one lane). It is covered by a gabled metal roof, and its exterior is finished in vertical board siding which stops short of the eaves. The bridge deck has been replaced by steel I-beams covered with wooden planking, so the trusses now only carry the superstructure. The joints between the truss posts and diagonals have also been reinforced with steel plating. The bridge was built about 1877; its builder is unknown. It is one three period bridges in the town (all spanning the same river). Along with another two in neighboring Belvidere, this assemblage of bridges makes for one of the state's highest concentrations of bridges on a single waterway. See also Transport portal Engineering portal National Register of Historic Places portal List of covered bridges in Vermont National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont References External links Media related to Jaynes Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Darling Inn

The Darling Inn is a historic former hotel building in the center of Lyndonville, Vermont. Built in 1927–28, it is a rare example in the state of an architecturally neo-Federal building, and one of the last major constructions during the state's Colonial Revival period. Now converted to a senior care facility, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The former Darling Inn building occupies a prominent position on Depot Street, downtown Lyndonville's short principal thoroughfare. It is a large 3-1/2 story brick building, occupying the western half of the block between Elm and Broad Streets. It is topped by a side gable roof, with slightly projecting front-facing gable sections at each end. Gabled and segmented-arch dormers project from the roof in between the two large gables. The central facade is dominated by a broad and deep porch, extending between the end gables, which is covered by a flat roof and supported by clustered columns. Marking the entrance at the center is a gabled pediment. Most windows are 8-over-8 sash, but those above the entrance have a Palladian pattern with narrow side windows flanking a central window. Ground-floor windows at the centers of the end gable sections are larger and set in round-arch openings. The site where the Darling Inn stands has probably held a hotel since not long after the founding of Lyndonville in 1866. The Lyndon Hotel burned down in 1924, and a building committee of local businessmen was formed to develop a replacement. The land was owned by Elmore Darling, a local businessman and philanthropist who had retired from the hotel trade in New York City to his extensive estate north of the town. The principal design was by Wells and Hudson of Hanover, New Hampshire, but Darling personally designed the building's elaborately decorated dining room. At its opening in 1928, the hotel was described as Vermont's most opulent. The Darling Inn was converted into nursing home in 1964, and has since been converted into apartments. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia County, Vermont References
J. R. Darling Store

The J.R. Darling Store is a historic commercial building at 1334 Scott Highway (United States Route 302) in Groton, Vermont. It was built about 1895 on a site that has long housed commercial activity, and was the town's last general store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Description and history The J.R. Darling Store is located in the linear village center of Groton, on the north side of Scott Highway near its junction with Powder Spring Road. Scott Highway (US 302) is a major regional east–west route, connecting to Montpelier in the west and Littleton, New Hampshire in the east, and points beyond. The store is an L-shaped 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and mostly granite foundation. The exterior is finished in a combination of wooden clapboards and vinyl siding, and has modest vernacular Victorian decoration. The front facade has a recessed entrance flanked by a square commercial display windows, with an open balustraded porch above. A secondary entrance projects from the side of the main block. A residential ell extends to the right of the main block from its rear, with part covered by a single-story shed-roof porch. The location where the Darling Store stands has a commercial history, including a tailor's shop established by one of Groton's first white settlers in the early 19th century. Later, a tavern with meeting hall was built in the site; the hall was for many years where town meetings were held. About 1877, Jonathan R. Darling, a prominent local businessman and politician, purchased the property, and relocated the tavern portion to adjacent land (where it now forms part of the Alice Lord Goodine House, the public library). The oldest portion of the present building, its front section, was built about 1895, and it was enlarged several times, achieving its present form in the 1920s. Portions of the building were extensively damaged by a fire in 1980, but were sympathetically rebuilt. The building now houses residences in the rear and a winery shop in the front retail section. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia County, Vermont References
Lamoille County Courthouse

The Lamoille County Courthouse is located at 154 Main Street in Hyde Park, the shire town of Lamoille County, Vermont. Built in 1912 to a design by Burlington architect Zachary Taylor Austin (1850–1910), it is an example of Romanesque and Colonial Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Description and history The Lamoille County Courthouse is centrally located in the village of Hyde Park, amid a cluster of other government buildings set back from the south side of Main Street. It is an imposing 2+1⁄2-story brick building, with 3+1⁄2-story pyramid-roofed tower rising from the front left corner. The main roof is hipped, with dormers projecting from each side, and a low pyramidal roof at the front right corner. The tower has a square belfry stage below the roof, which is pierced by dormered clock faces and topped by a weathervane. The front facade is five bays wide, with a single-story porch extending across the center three bays. It is supported by round columns, and has Union Jack balustrade both on the ground floor, and encircling its roof. Second-floor windows are set in round-arch openings, with the outer and central bays housing doubled windows. The county's first courthouse was built in Hyde Park in 1836, not long after the county was created by the state legislature, and Hyde Park was chosen as its shire town. That courthouse and 17 other buildings were destroyed by Hyde Park's "Great Fire" in 1910; county records were preserved in fireproof safes. The present building was built in 1911–12 to a design by Burlington architect Zachary Taylor Austin. It is stylistically a distinctive blend of the Colonial Revival and Romanesque Revival, a combination not seen in the state's other county courthouses. The interior, which includes a large courtroom spanning the second floor, has seen little alteration since its construction. It is believed that this building's fire vaults may be those from the 1836 courthouse. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont References
Alice Lord Goodine House

The Alice Lord Goodine House is a historic house at 1304 Scott Highway (United States Route 302) in Groton, Vermont. It presently houses the Groton Free Public Library. The building has a complex history, and is tied to the earliest settlement period of the village. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Description and history The Goodine House is located in the linear village center of Groton, on the north side of Scott Highway near its junction with Powder Spring Road. Scott Highway (US 302) is a major regional east–west route, connecting to Montpelier in the west and Littleton, New Hampshire in the east, and points beyond. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and attached carriage barn on the west side. Its traditional main entrance faces the street, but the current library entrance is located on the long western facade. The street facade has a commercial storefront on the ground floor, with rectangular display windows flanking a now-disused recessed entrance. Above this on the second floor is a hip-roofed porch with turned posts and balustrade in the Victorian style. The library entrance on the side has flanking sidelight windows, and is sheltered by a deep gabled hood, supported by simple angle brackets. The building has a complex building history, originating in the construction of a single-story Cape style building that was attached to what is now known as the J.R. Darling Store, just to the west. It was operated as a tavern in that setting for many years, and also hosted town meetings for a time. In 1877 it was acquired by businessman J.R. Darling. He separated the two buildings, moving the tavern to this site, raising it, and building a new first floor underneath it. At this time it was described as serving as an inn, with the innkeeper living on site. The street-facing commercial storefront is probably an early 20th-century addition. In 1930 it was acquired by Etta M. Wilds Lord, mother of Alice Lord Goodine. The Lords were locally prominent; father Charles was the owner of a local newspaper. The Goodines were also prominent in the life of the community: Alice was a schoolteacher and gave music lessons, while Henry was a barber and operated a local diner. Alice Goodine died in 1998. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia County, Vermont References External links Groton Free Public Library web site
Winterbotham Estate

The Winterbotham Estate is a historic former estate property at 163 South Willard Street in Burlington, Vermont. Developed beginning about 1820, it is a prominent local example of a Federal period country estate, with many later additions. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, at which time it housed the city's school administration. It now houses administrative offices of Champlain College, and is called Skiff Hall. Description and history The former Winterbotham Estate consists of 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) at the southwest corner of South Willard and Main Streets. The estate contains three buildings on manicured and landscaped grounds: the main house, a combined carriage barn and stable, and a law office. The main house, set nearest the street corner, is a rambling 2+1⁄2-story painted brick building that exhibits a variety of Federal and later period styles. Significant features include an octagonal cupola in the Italianate style, and a Greek Revival portico on the north facade facing Main Street. The carriage barn and horse stable are matching gable-roofed wood-frame clapboarded buildings facing South Willard south of the house. The law office is a single-story temple-fronted building facing Main Street west of the house. The estate house, carriage barn and stable were all built in 1820 by Jonathon Potwin, a merchant based in Troy, New York. In the 1830s it was acquired by an attorney, who built the law office in 1838, and was responsible for most of the Greek Revival alterations to the main house. In 1927 it was acquired by Joseph Winterbotham, who bequeathed it to the University of Vermont in 1954. The university sold it to the city in 1956, which used it to house school administration offices. It is now owned by Champlain College. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont References
Peoples Academy

The Peoples Academy is a historic high school in Morrisville, Vermont. In 1996, the main school building, along with the observatory and bandshell located on the school grounds, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. All of the structures are bequests of George C. Grout and native son Alexander Hamilton Copley. The latter donated both the land and building that form the Peoples Academy, which serves as the local public high school and is a major local work of Classical Revival architecture. Since 2007, Philip Grant has been the school's principal. Description and history The Peoples Academy complex is located at the eastern end of Main Street, on a hill that provides a commanding view of the village of Morrisville to the west. The main block of the school is a two-story red brick building, with a flat roof and limestone trim. The broad facade is divided into five sections, and is roughly symmetrical. The outer sections project slightly, and have three window bays and quoined corners; the ground floor level has no windows, and a single round-arch stone panel at the center. The next sections in from the sides each have five window bays. The center section houses the main entrance at its center, with flanking single windows on the ground floor, and doubled window bays in the upper level. The section is flanked by paired square pilasters, and the entrance bay is framed by Corinthian columns. The section is topped by a balustrade with an embedded clock. The main block has had a number of more modern additions made over the 20th century. The building complex also includes a circular brick astronomical observatory building, donated by George C. Grout in 1930, and the Community Bandshell, a wood-frame structure that has traditionally been used for school graduation ceremonies since its construction in 1930. The property and initial building for the Peoples Academy were made by a donation by Alexander Hamilton Copley, a Lamoille County native who had made a fortune as a pharmaceutical businessman in Boston, Massachusetts. He originally purchased the land to build a house for himself and his wife, but she got sick and died before this vision was realized. He instead gave the property to the town, and funded construction of the building, which is nearly identical to a period high school building in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Notable alumni Stephen Perry Jocelyn, US Army brigadier general See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont References