Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-18


Tho group of tnmarack Tor lnrch trees
in the green was set out by Prof. Farrand
n. Benedict and the southern cump of
cedars by President John Wheeler. The
store on tho north end OF the green was
kept ~ years ago by Giles T. Chittendeu.
or tho houses around tho groen, the one
south Of the main University building, on
the corner OF High street and the Williston
road, was erected In 1907 by Moses Catlin.
In the appendix to Vol. | of Williams
History of Vermont, second edition,
published at Burlington in 1909, men
ton is made OF the circumstance that
when Mr.. Catln was digging the well
TO his house IN October, 1907, about
a dozen live frogs were found imbedded in
the hard gravslly soil, from five TO eleven
feet below the surface, where it sup
posed they had boen for many years. The
house was purchased in 1912 or thereabouts
bY the lato John johnson, who in his day
vas surveyor general OF Vermont and super
intendent CT tho survey OF the Northeastern
boundary Ct the United States under the
treaty Of Ghent. Mr.. johnson surveyed
much of tho land ia and about burlington,
and prepared one or more Of the maps,
showing the division OF lots in Burlington,
which are preserved in tho city clerks
Office The house passed from him to his
son -in-law, tho late j. ID. Allen, whose sen,
{. Il. Allen, esq, now occupies it.
he houss No. II was built some so years
ago by MIR. Bcardmsn, who subsequently
moved to Grand Isle, and was after wards
occupied as q college commons or boarding
house, kept by Charles Caldwell.
The brick house at the corner Of College
and WilIston NOW Prospect streets, now
the residence of Mrs. A. c. Spear, was
built by Samuel Reed A wooden wing ex
tending to the north was added to it some
~ years ago for students rooms, the occu-
pants of which were boarded by Mr.. Reed.
The wal of this addition, under the yer
anda, was a sort OF pictorial album, on
which tho autographs OF hundreds of stu
dents wers inscribed, with many portraits
and Illustrations OF college incidents, drawn
by L. Y. NJ. artists. The house north OF
Mr.. Reeds, on the map, was smal! wooden
cottage, occupied for many years and until
his death in 1856 by the late Prof. Iadock
Thompson. This house originally stood west
OF the present residence OF Prof. II. a. 2.
Iorrey. 1t was built and occupied by DR..
Daniel Colt inventor of "Coit's Pills, -
proprietary medicine onco of some note. 1t
passed from him to Mr. Thompson, who
built the Iorrey house, in front of his osvn,
FOR a private school or seminary which he kept
in II. lie subsequently moved the little
dwelling house up to tho street and sold the
other to the late Prof. Joseph Torrey.
What remains OF the Thompson house is
now Gen. W. W. Henry's bsra. The brick
house, No. Il, was owned aud occupied 10y
Prot. James Murdoch, who was professor
Of Greek and Latu, lSl5-l9. lie sold it in
1898 to Josiah King, who sold to Dauphn
King, and he. in 1855, to Rev. Elihu Smith,
father Of cur townsman, Edward Smith,
who old it to the late Chauncey Goodrich.
The house was taken down by j. S. Adams.
no. II, now owned by W. H. Hart, was
built BY Or. John Perrigo. 1t was &C.
cupisd for number OF years by Prof.
Jemes Dean.
No. was owned and Perhaps built by
George Burnham; and was sul srquently
owned and occupied by Mrs. Holister,
widow Of jesse 3. Hollister. 1t was pur-
chased by the owners OF the Pearl Street
| House and WAC taken down them in 1871
The old Green Mountain House was built
and kept by Eli Barnard and WAS known
as 'Bsrnard's Tavern for many yenrs. 1t
was afterwards Owned and kept by Lewis
! lIigbce Tor considerable period. 1t took
fire in the night about % ) ears ago and
was wholly consumed. with the barns ex-
tending west along Pearl street. A com
| pany OF gentlemen, of whom +. c. Loomis
was one, thon bough; the property and built
the Pearl Street House No. s.; this was
opened in 1870 being kspt by the late j. S
Peirce and subsequently, by the late Warren
! Root.
The Villas house on the corner Of Pearl
| and Golf, Dnow North ProspecD streets was
built by Luther Moore for his residence
| The house east Of the Bradley store which
was Harry Brad'ey's residence for many
! l,ttiit hu 1or | 90,
who died in lS27. James P.att once lived
in one Of the small houses, all long since
taken down, between MIR. Brailey's cottsgs
and the house OF Col. Pearl, and had d shoe
shop in the other. House No. 4 Gu tins
map was occupied for time, about W
years ago, by Capt. Thadieus Kendall.
OF other houses indicated on the map, the
Van Ness mansion, recently occupied by
AIRS. Lawrence Barnes, was built by Tnad-
deus futile. The house on College street
which stood where the resiience of L. +.
Englesby, esq, now stands, was built an d
occupied for many years by Row. Samuel
Clark, pastor OF the First Unitarian Con
gregational church. The house, now gone,
on the corner of College and William.
streets, subsequently occupied by the late
Mrs. II. Thomas, was built and occupied by
Deacon Jacob Williams jwho died IN 1922
from when Williams street was named.
The house on the corner of Williams aud
Pearl, now occupied 10y Miss \. o. Taft and
Hon, f. j. Taft, was built by DR.. lijah
d, Harmon. The house opposite, long
owned ana occupied by the late Charles
Russell, and now by Charles r., Palmer,
was built by Truman Seymour, father OF
the late Gen. Truman Seymour, U. S. a.
The old house on the other side OF Pear
street. occupied by Mrs. S. \. Slocum, was
built by John Storrs. These facts and date,
will interest our older citizens, and tbs
present owners OF the various pieces Of
property mentioned, and it is well to have
them ON record We shall be glad to re
ceive any additional memoranda, relating
TO this section of our city, which any of oul
readers may be able to supply.