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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts that are, National Historic Landmarks in Vermont. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
The school reports that 85% of graduates go to college. [1] The campus is located on Rock Point, a 146-acre parcel of land owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. The school was originally built in 1888 as Bishop Hopkins Hall, a finishing school for girls. It became the Rock Point School in 1928, and began admitting boys in 1972.
Oldest house in Bennington, built for minister [3] Possibly oldest in Vermont. [4] Elias Olcott House: Rockingham, Vermont: c. 1763 Oldest house in Rockingham; located in the City Dale neighborhood [5] Governor Hunt House: Vernon, Vermont: 1764 Built by Jonathan Hunt in 1764. He was a Vermont pioneer and served as the state's second lieutenant ...
The city's population tripled between 1850 and 1880, and many of the buildings built in this period were either built with or ornamented with marble. [2] In the 1890s, the arts flourished in Rutland, especially in music, literature, and theater. Julia Caroline Dorr spurred much of the appreciation of the arts. Her father had built the original ...
The Barre Downtown Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and civic heart of the city of Barre, Vermont.Extending along Main Street from City Park to Depot Square, this area was developed quite rapidly in the 1880s and 1890s, when the area experienced rapid growth due to the expansion of the nearby granite quarries.
The city of Vergennes was first settled in the 1760s, but only began significant growth in the 1780s, when it became one of Vermont's early industrial centers. The city is located at a bend in Otter Creek where there is a 37-foot (11 m) falls that could be harnessed for water power, and it also benefited by its location as the crossing point of ...
Darling Hill Road near the Estate in late October. Elmer Darling, a native of Burke, made a fortune operating the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City.He began purchasing properties on Darling Hill (then known as Bemis) in 1883, and had by the early 20th century amassed more than 2,000 acres of farmland encompassing an entire ridge north of Lyndon and west of East Burke.
The gold leaf dome of the Vermont State House in Montpelier is visible for many miles around the city. This is the third State House on the site, and like the second, was built in the Greek Revival architectural style. It was completed in 1857. Montpelier became the state capital in 1805. (from History of Vermont)