South Royalton Railroad Station

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South Royalton Railroad Station
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As a Randolph National Bank branch, 2011
South Royalton Railroad Station
Location52 Railroad St., South Royalton, Vermont
Coordinates 43°49′10″N72°31′18″W / 43.819452°N 72.521673°W / 43.819452; -72.521673
Built1886
Architect George H. Guernsey
Architectural style Queen Anne
Part of South Royalton Historic District (ID76000200 [1] )
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1976

The South Royalton Railroad Station is a former train station in the community of South Royalton, Vermont. The 1886 station building still stands, used as a local bank branch of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. It is a contributing property to the South Royalton Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

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The building has a first floor made of brick with horseshoe-shaped colored windows at either end and flared wraparound roofing. Above this is a half-story with overlapping patterned wood shingles, topped with a large slate roof with gables. The gables are decorated with Eastlake bargeboards. [3] [4]

History

The 1886 station (left) and older depot (right) Royalton, Vermont 04.jpg
The 1886 station (left) and older depot (right)

The site was first developed in 1849–50, during the construction of the Vermont Central Railroad. Local mill owner Daniel Tarbell decided to construct a freight and passenger depot at the site, instead of at what was then the center of town. The resulting railway village was mostly Greek Revival in style. A fire in 1886 destroyed much of the village, although the old station remained. The village park was expanded, new stores were built, and the new station building was completed, with the former building becoming a freight station. [3] [5]

The building was constructed in 1886, designed by George H. Guernsey, who designed the nearby Debevoise Hall at the Vermont Law School and other town buildings following a large fire that year. [3] [4] The building later became a branch of the Randolph National Bank, which was purchased by Lake Sunapee Bank in 2016. [6] In 2017, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust purchased Sunapee, and so the bank is owned and operated by Bar Harbor. [7]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. John P. Dumville (1976). "NRHP nomination for South Royalton Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved August 22, 2016. with photographs from 1976
  3. 1 2 3 "Randolph National Bank (South Royalton Railroad Station)". August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Royalton Celebrates 250th Birthday with Look at Architectural History - the White River Valley Herald". August 22, 2019.
  5. History of Royalton, Vermont: With Family Genealogies, 1769-1911. Free Press printing Company. 1911.
  6. "Valley News". www.vnews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  7. "Former 'Randolph National Bank' Officially is Now Bar Harbor Bank - the White River Valley Herald". May 10, 2018.
Preceding station Central Vermont Railway Following station
Sharon
toward New London
Main Line Royalton
toward St. Johns