Reverend Dan Foster House

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Reverend Dan Foster House
Reverend Dan Foster House, Weathersfield Center, Perkinsville, Windsor County, VT HABS VT,14-PERK.V,4-1.tif
Reverend Dan Foster House, 1930s
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Location Weathersfield, Vermont
Coordinates 43°22′44″N72°28′02″W / 43.378852°N 72.4672884°W / 43.378852; -72.4672884 Coordinates: 43°22′44″N72°28′02″W / 43.378852°N 72.4672884°W / 43.378852; -72.4672884
Built1785
Part of Weathersfield Center Historic District (ID80000345 [1] )
Designated CPJune 30, 1980

The Reverend Dan Foster House is a historic house in Weathersfield, Vermont built in 1785 and expanded in 1825. [2] It is part of the National Register of Historic Places designated Weathersfield Center Historic District. [3] [4]

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Bibliography

Christina Tree and Rachel Carter Explorer's Guide Vermont, Thirteenth Edition ( Countryman Press, 2012) page 220

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Hunter, Edith (June 15, 2010). "Hunter: Riding Around". Welcome to the VPR Archive.
  3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3f726bbb-0679-4ad0-af5d-2a03041adf4f [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "Weathersfield Center Historic District". www.crjc.org.