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

Horace LOOMS, one OF the early settlers
OF Burlln yton, in his recollections (Hemen-
way Gazetteer, l. 1856 SAYS the first school
house in town twas built just east Of the
convent" This must have stood on around
now in the park, and was probably built of
logs.
The c.ump of pin, trees in the park was
/ set by ChGunCey Goodrich about 40 years
ago, at the request have understood, Of
one OF ths classes who wished to lenve a
permanent men ocial Of their stay here. A
good many trees were set out by students
both in the park and II the east of the col
leSe in the centennial year, 1876.
1t will be of interest to adj q few dates
which concern tho green aud its surround
inGs. The original University building was
burned May "a, 1921, and the cornerstone
/ OF the present structure was laid by Lafay-
cite, June %, 1875. This was reconstruct
| ed by Mr. john F. Howard in is 3. The
statue of Lafayette was dedicated June 26
Of the same year, and the present medical
building opened in 1854 Both these were
given by Mr.. Howard. IA also the fountain,
which was removed from its original posi-
ton to give place to the Lafayette statue.
The Billings Library was dedicated Jane
30, 1850. The old library building, now
used tor the museum, was erected in 1852,
and the park gallery of art added in 1878.
The pr-siient's house was built 10 1869.
and the Converse and Williams houses for
professors in 1890.
Ga the map above No. a is The original
presidents house with barn attachcdl
known In later timei as the "od yellow
house, burned in 1915. No q is the house
occupied by President Marsh; later used as
college boarding house, and afterwards
occupied ~ Prof. Petty, until demolished
TO mako way for the Billings Library. No.
20 was President Marsh office, after wards
his library aad study, later moved to the
southeast and used n dwelling by the
college jenitor. No. 4, Of brick was Mr..
Alvan Foote's residence and office until hs
purchased No. ~ from Gel. Pearl. This
last the first framed house raised in town,
} was begun in 1883; that in which Mr.. Ed
ward LOOMS now lives was erected the next
year. No. (6 on the corner of Pearl and
} Prospect streets was Harry Bradley's store.
} The present medical college building was
: erected by MIN for his residence. There
was another store at No. O. on Pearl street
kept by George Moore, and a third, at the
southwest angle of tho park, kept by Thad-
deus lutte in the building now occupied as
, dwelling house by MIR. Burnap. The head
of Pearl street was in early days a business
l centre OF the town. No. (S) was the hotel
known as the Green Mountain House; later
as the Pearl Street House, ufterward Il con
! vent and now st. Joseph's school. just
, west Of the hotel stood tho tailor shop of
" liam Benns, an original but sturdy
character, whose sartorial skill was often
invoked by the students. The building known
as Deacon Benps' church, once the only
. Baptist church in the village, stood on Col.
II.
occupied by Jenitor Holmes. Next south
of the hotel stood a dwelling house where
many of the students boarded. At No. o.,
I built by Judge Daniel Farrand, lived Prof.
, George w. Benedict; at 40 Prof. Chsney;
= at QD Chnuncey Goodrich; house taken
, down in 1899; then Prof. joseph Torrey,
q Proi. Zadock Thompson, and last, on the
> corner of College street, Mr.. Samuel Reed
? at whose house President Smith had his
= rooms his family never having removed
r from st. Adams. Prof Farrand n. Bene-
o dict lived in the house at ~ built by
Henry q Boardman. Tho little building
, to the east OF tho Medical House. (Which
1 has been three times enlarged, and is now
. . the State experiment station, was Bur
n banks blacksmith shop The house at Q&,
@ long occupied by the Burbank family, was
!, only recently removed. The street names
in 1880, IL win be noticed, we're, some OF
them, different from those now familiar.
To Prof. Goolrchs interesting memo
. randa, concerning the College Park, the
. FREE Press is able 10 make few addi
Q tions, chiefly from information supplied by
d Miss Almira johnson and by our towns
, man, Mr. Edward LOOMS. who, now in his
= SD year, is, we suppose, the oldest native Of
y Burlington living in this city. The owner
ship of the lot in the south end of the green
. was at one time claimed by the late Luther
"a Moore aud in 1874 or he cut the grass up
It on it, aud hal a load OF the hay upon
J. wagon, to remove it, when the student
y rooming in the college not reishing whst
y they considered an encroachment on tn,
y green, appeared suddenly on the scene, up
- set the wagon, and scattered the hay to tn,
q four winds. a suit at law, brought to es
!. tsblish bis title, wont against Mr.. Moore
l. and the land was declared 10 be part of TIA,
Il College Common or green. At an earlier
a day, tho common was used as pasture fol-
: few sheep owned by some neighborng
=, farmer, Till one summer morning, the hocl
), was discovered 10 have sunk into til,
|, ground The students had during tho nigh