List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont
This complete list of Vermont National Historic Landmarks identifies the 17 sites that are classified as National Historic Landmarks (NHL) in the State of Vermont and are under the supervision of the National Park Service . The sites are listed by their official designations on the National Register of Historic Places .
Legend
NHL | National Historic Landmark |
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NHLD | National Historic Landmark District |
Overview
Name of the site | image | year |
place |
county | description | |
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1 | Calvin Coolidge Homestead District | June 23, 1965 |
Plymouth Notch 43 ° 32 '8.2 " N , 72 ° 43' 17.9" W. |
Windsor | Birthplace and family home of President Calvin Coolidge . | |
2 | Robert Frost Farm | May 23, 1968 |
Ripton |
Addison | Home of the poet Robert Frost . Now owned by Middlebury College . | |
3 | George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home | June 11, 1967 |
Woodstock 43 ° 37 ′ 39.1 ″ N , 72 ° 31 ′ 6 ″ W. |
Windsor | George Perkins Marsh , an American statesman and writer, lived here during his youth. | |
4th | Justin S. Morrill Homestead | 22 Sep 1960 |
Strafford 43 ° 51 ′ 39.5 " N , 72 ° 22 ′ 33.4" W. |
orange | Home of Justin Smith Morrill , House Member and Senator for Vermont. | |
5 | Mount Independence | Nov 28, 1972 |
Orwell |
Addison | Site of Fort Independence, a fortress built opposite Fort Ticonderoga during the American War of Independence . | |
6th | Naulakha | Nov 4, 1993 |
Silly sound |
Windham | Residence where Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book . | |
7th | Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop | Nov 13, 1966 |
Windsor 43 ° 28 ′ 21.9 " N , 72 ° 23 ′ 23" W. |
Windsor | Built in 1846, a fine example of 19th century American industrial architecture. | |
8th | Rockingham Meetinghouse | May 16, 2000 |
Rockingham |
Windham | A rare 18th century New England meeting house. | |
9 | Socialist Labor Party Hall | May 16, 2000 |
Barre |
Washington | A place where socialist and anarchist politics were debated. | |
10 | Rockeby Museum | Dec 9, 1997 |
Ferrisburgh 44 ° 13 ′ 13.7 " N , 73 ° 14 ′ 16.9" W. |
Addison | This Robinson family homestead is significant for its role in the Underground Railroad , a slave escape route. | |
11 | Round Church | June 19, 1996 |
Richmond |
Chittenden | The Round Church , built from 1812 to 1813, is a rare, well-preserved example of a sixteen-sided meeting house. | |
12 | St. Johnsbury Athenaeum | June 19, 1996 |
St. Johnsbury 44 ° 24 '38.5 " N , 72 ° 1' 8.2" W. |
Caledonia | Significant because of its construction, American paintings and books from its original role as a public library, and Horace Fairbanks funding . | |
13 | Shelburne Farms | Jan. 3, 2001 |
Shelburne |
Chittenden | 1886 by Dr. William Seward Webb and Eliza Vanderbilt Webb built as a model farm. | |
14th | Stellafane Observatory | Dec 20, 1989 |
North Springfield 43 ° 16 ′ 33.8 " N , 72 ° 31 ′ 9.7" W. |
Windsor | Includes the Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc. clubhouse and the first large optical telescope (1930) built by an amateur astronomy society. | |
15th | Ticonderoga | Jan. 28, 1964 |
Shelburne 44 ° 22 ′ 29.8 " N , 73 ° 13 ′ 53.5" W. |
Chittenden | A 67 m long steamship built in Shelburne in 1906. | |
16 | Vermont State House | Dec 30, 1970 |
Montpelier 44 ° 15 ′ 37.5 ″ N , 72 ° 34 ′ 50.8 ″ W. |
Washington | The Capitol and Legislature in Vermont. | |
17th | Emma Willard House | Dec 21, 1965 |
Middlebury 44 ° 0 ′ 20 " N , 73 ° 10 ′ 28.9" W. |
Addison | Home of Emma Willard , an influential pioneer in developing women's education in the United States. |
See also
Commons : National Historic Landmarks of Vermont - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont . National Park Service , accessed October 27, 2017.
Web links
- National Historic Landmark Program on the website of the National Park Service (English)
- National Historic Landmark Lists (National Park Service website, English)