List of the oldest buildings in Vermont

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This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of Vermont in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Vermont and any other surviving structures from the eighteenth century period or the oldest of its type. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records, other dates are based on dendrochronology. All entries should include citation with reference to: architectural features; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology.

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BuildingLocationFirst BuiltNotes
Mooar-Wright House Mooar-Wright House, Pownal, VT.jpg Pownal, Vermont c. 1750-1767Possibly the oldest house in Vermont [1] and possible Dutch influence. [2] Date not yet verified with dendrochronology.
Jedidiah Dewey House Bennington, Vermont c.a 1763-1765Oldest house in Bennington, built for minister [3] Possibly oldest in Vermont. [4]
Elias Olcott House Elias Olcott House, Upper Meadows Settlement on old, colonial Connecticut Turnpike, Rockingham, Windham County, VT HABS VT,13-ROCHA.V,1-1.tif Rockingham, Vermont c. 1763Oldest house in Rockingham; located in the City Dale neighborhood [5]
Governor Hunt House VernonVT GovernorHuntHouse.jpg Vernon, Vermont 1764Built by Jonathan Hunt in 1764. He was a Vermont pioneer and served as the state's second lieutenant governor. The house was dated through dendrochronology research in 2022. The oldest house in Vermont verified through dendrochronology. [6] [7]
William Harris House (Brattleboro, Vermont) BrattleboroVT WilliamHarrisHouse.jpg Brattleboro, Vermont c. 1768Possibly the oldest house in Vermont; Date not yet verified with dendrochronology.
Henry House (Bennington, Vermont) Henry House.jpg Bennington, Vermont 1769Reomodeled in 1798
The Walloomsac Inn Hicks Tavern (Walloomsac Inn) c. 1823.jpg Bennington, Vermont 1771Oldest inn in Vermont [8]
Jehiel and Mary Webb House David Pulsifer Inn, Route 103, Rockingham, Windham County, VT HABS VT,13-ROCHA,2-1.tif Rockingham, Vermont 1775second oldest house in Rockingham; located at 7 Meeting House Rd., Rockingham Village. [9] also purported to be David Pulsifer Inn, which would make the building 10 years older [10]
Old Constitution House ConstitutionHouse WindsorVermont.JPG Windsor, Vermont prior to 1777birthplace of the Vermont Republic and the Constitution of the State of Vermont
Dutton House Dutton House Shelburne Museum.jpg Shelburne, Vermont 1782Moved to grounds of Shelburne Museum from Cavendish, Vermont.
Hyde Log Cabin Hyde Cabin.jpg Grand Isle, Vermont 1783One of the oldest log cabins in U.S.
Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead Governor Galusha House, Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, VT HABS VT,2-SHAFTCE,1-3.tif Shaftsbury Center, Vermont 1783well-preserved example of Federal period architecture
Eureka Schoolhouse EurekaSchoolhouse.JPG Springfield, Vermont 1785Oldest schoolhouse in Vermont
Ethan Allen Homestead EthanAllenHomestead.JPG Burlington, Vermont 1787Home of Ethan Allen [11]
Rockingham Meeting House Rockingham Meeting House.jpg Rockingham, Vermont 1787-1801Oldest church building in Vermont.
Rokeby Rokeby.JPG Ferrisburgh, Vermont 1780slocated on a 90-acre farm
Pearl House Burlington, Vermont 1789Oldest building in Burlington [12]
Ye Olde Tavern, Vermont Front Drone little north.jpg Manchester Center, Vermont 1790Oldest operating inn in Vermont
Old Stone House (Winooski, Vermont) OldStoneHouseWinooski.JPG Winooski, Vermont 1790Oldest house in Winooski
Dakin Family Farm House Ferrisburgh, Vermont 1792Originally Built by Timothy Dakin of the Dakin Farm family [1]
Hathaway's Tavern HathawaysTavern.JPG St. Albans (city), Vermont 1793Oldest building in St. Albans
John Strong Mansion Museum JOHN STRONG HOUSE.jpg Addison, Vermont 1795Construction started by 1795.
Warren Cottle House South Woodstock, Vermont 1796Construction started by 1796. [13]
Farrar-Mansur House Farrar-Mansur House, Weston Green, Weston, Windsor County, VT HABS VT,14-WEST,2-1.tif Weston, Vermont 1797Open as a museum
Grasse Mount GrasseMount 20160508.jpg Burlington, Vermont 1804Oldest campus building standing in its original form at the University of Vermont (the original oldest building, "Old Mill" was destroyed by fire in 1824, and reconstructed the next year). [14]
Pulp Mill Covered Bridge Pulpmillbridge EB 20150613.jpg Middlebury and Weybridge, Vermont c. 1808-1850Oldest covered bridge in Vermont
Juniper Island Light Juniper Island Lighthouse - Oct 2019.jpg Juniper Island 1846Oldest light house in Vermont

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "History - DakinFarm". www.dakinfarm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  2. ↑ "6 of the Oldest Houses in New England". 9 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Old Bennington Walking Tour".
  4. ↑ "Jedediah Dewey House". 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "2022 Rockingham Old House Awards announced". The Vermont Journal & The Shopper. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Hunt". Friends of Vernon Center. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Smallheer, Susan (3 November 2022). "Governor Hunt House even older than was thought (but looks good for its age)". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Walloomsac Inn: A fact sheet" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "2021 Rockingham Old House awards announced". The Vermont Journal & The Shopper. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  10. ↑ "Historic Preservation Commission".
  11. ↑ Gina Campoli and John Page (1986). "NRHP nomination for Ethan Allen Homestead". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-09-18. with photos from 1986
  12. ↑ "12 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, Col. Stephen Pearl House".
  13. ↑ "The Green Mountain Perkins Academy • South Woodstock, Vermont | Historic Notes".
  14. ↑ Visser, Thomas (2005). "Timeline of UVM Campus Architecture". Burlington, Vermont: The University of Vermont. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

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