Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09
BURLINGTON IN 1880.
Times Changes ~ shown by an OIL
Map.


Times Changes ~ shown by an OLD
Map.
A valuable addition to the collection of
maps OF Burlington, in the city clerks
office, has recently been made through the
gilt to the city by Hon. G.. &. Benedict, OF
u copy Of the very scarce map of 1880. This
map was drawn by Ammi b. Young, who
was subsequently the architect of the second
State House at Montpelier, and who desgna-
ed the plans for n number OF private resi-
dences in Burlington--among them being
those OF the late President W heller, Timothy
Follett, Harry Bradley, Mrs. Rebekah
Francis and others. The map was litho-
graphed by Pendleton of New York, but
only few copies were printed, and these
are now rare. In fact City Clerk Allen,
who has given much attention to maps of
Burlington, is not aware of the existence of
another cory of the A. b. Young map OF
1880. This map is especially valuable from
the fact that it shows every building which
existed in the village OF Burlington at that
time; and it is, we believe, the Oldest map
that shows the bu ldngs in the village.
The town Of Burlington, by the census OF
! 1880, contained 1926 inhabitants. Some
900 of these probably resided outside Of the
village, giving to tho latter, say, some 300
including barns. OF the number, between
500 and 400 are dwelling houses and there
are 80 or 40 stores and shops. The public
| buildings were tho three college buildings
now united in the main University building,
the Medical House" as it is called on the
| map, being the old Medical college building,
now the United States experiment station;
the court house; two churches-the old white
| Congregational church, built Of wood, at
forwards burned, which stood nearly where
the present church stands, but facing north,
and the Unitarian church, the only church
structure OF that date which survives-the
| High school; the bank OF Burling ton; and
three hotels-"Uncle' John Towards on
| College street, where Turks building now
stands; Thomass, on the site OF the y. NJ.
| G. A. building; and the "Green Mountain
House" at the head of Pearl street, where St.
Joseph's school now stands. There were two
dstilleries of Now England rum then north
| of Pearl street. (each labeled "Distlary" on
the map and a brewery where the present
| brewery stands. There was but one wharf
then, which extended into the lake from the
foot of what was then Wharf street, p"
now Maple street. The beach then stretche d
in an even curve from the wharf to Rock
Point, broken only by several ravines or
gullies, which extended up from
the shore, ono large ono running
into the common, now Battery Park, one
up into the foot OF College street, reaching
across Water street, aud one at the foot OF
what Is now Main street.
Many changes have been made in the
names Of streets since 1880. or the streets
running east and west, then Main street
was Fayette street; King street was Pine
street and Maple was Wharf street. OF
the streets running north and south, most of
the names have been changed. Battery
street was Water street, Pine and st. Pau
were then Ethan street and Charlotte street,
Elmwood avenue was Colchester street
| North Winooski avenue was Essex street
Willard street was Shelburne street; ant
Prospect was Winston street; Battery Place
was them Clinton street, and there was g
Kent street between that and North street.
a street, not named, crossed what Is now
the College Park between Pearl aud COLLEGE
streets; and three houses stood on the groun
now comprised in tho College Park, one a
the south end and two at the north end
Two small brick buildings then stood
where the City Hall stands one of which
was meat market and the other was oc-
cupied at one time by a private school
John N Pomeroy, as we have heard, Sc
cured the removal OF these buildings as en-
croachments on the city property. The 'glas
works." where window glass was made
then occupied block north OF Battery Park
then designated simply as Common" OF
the map There were four or five stores
then, in the upper part Of Pearl street, cas-
OF Willard street, in which a large share o
the retail trade of the town in dry good
and groceries was done.
The above are some of the changes which
have taken place in Burlington in the las
two generations, as shown by this maj
of 63 years ago. 1t is to be framed anC
hung in the office of the city clerk and cal
not fail to interest those OF our citizens wht
care to inspect it.