E. C. Ryer

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Edward C. Ryer
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
County Courthouse, Burlington, 1871. VT-Burlington 1870 Ref.jpg
County Courthouse, Burlington, 1871.
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Bacon Block, Burlington, 1874.

E. C. Ryer was an American architect from Vermont, where he was one of the earliest local architects.

Ryer opened his office as in Burlington in 1866. [1] In the late 1870s, he left architectural practice to join the Vermont Mutual Life Insurance Company in Montpelier.

Several of Ryer's works contribute to the National Register of Historic Places.

Architectural works

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  4. 1 2 Church Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2010.
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