In many instances he collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted and his buildings were beautifully landscaped. His style was emulated by several late 19th Century architects and is still admired and studied today. The branch line on which Bennington is situated has an interesting history of it's own, dating back to the 1850's. The line extended from North Bennington southwest to Chatham, NY by way of the former Lebanon Springs Railroad. At Chatham, the cars were turned over to the New York Central for delivery to New York City.
Milk trains are a legend in themselves on the Rutland.
The Bennington depot is a tribute to Vermont's native craftsmen. Blue marble stone for the exterior was hand quarried in West Rutland. A unique rounded end waiting room with a massive slate roof covers the structure. The interior space is surprisingly large, and is elegantly sheathed in hardwood. A porte-cochere provided arriving passengers a dignified entrance way.