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The First Congregational Church painstakingly removed a 150-year-old belfry from their roof
in a process that took most of the morning. The tower is a replica of a 2,300-year-old monument in Athens, and officials said the replica has deteriorated to the point where it's being held together by years of paint. The church's congregation chose to have the tower repaired for future generations.
"Well, it's been there for 150 years with just scraping and painting and no other major maintenance, a little bit of minor repair, but mostly just scraping and painting. And a few elements started to fall off and public safety and also preserving what's become an icon identifier for the congregation wanting to replace it and make it good for the next 150 years," explained Ann Vivian of G.V.V. Architects.
Church officials say the tower should be replaced sometime this summer in either July or August.
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Ethan Allen Homestead
Shelburn Museum's Founder's estate to open for public tours in 2002
SHELBURNE, VT -The Brick House, the colonial revival Vermont country estate of Shelburne Museum founder Electra Havemeyer Webb, has been designated an official project of Save America's Treasures. Save America's Treasures is a public-private partnership between the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and is committed to the preservation of historic and cultural assets.
In being designated an American Treasure, The Brick House joins a distinguished class of nationally recognized examples of American heritage including The Star Spangled Banner flag and the ancient cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park. There are only four Save America's Treasures official projects in Vermont, including Benedict Arnold's Revolutionary War Gunboat in Vergennes and the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Landmark.
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Three Centuries of American Interiors open at Shelburne Museum
Champlain Mill
Firehouse Art Gallery
is located in a very old building, which created a big problem. But those who struggled to open the center had good reason to celebrate this weekend. After a year of delay the Center for the Visual Arts has opened at the historic firehouse next to City Hall. ... The arts are big business, and Burlington has a large arts community. First, the non-profit City Arts must raise a lot of cash. The firehouse project was dealt a blow when serious structural damage was discovered in the building that dates from 1889, adding a million dollars to the cost. That makes this a nearly .5 million project. City Arts is still ,000 short of its goal to finish the renovations on the five-story building by next summer. The half-finished center contains plenty of space for art shows and lectures. In a city full of historic buildings, this one represents a work of art.
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LANG HOUSE
Built as a private residence in 1881, the Lang House was converted in 2000 to an 11-room bed and breakfast inn. The renovation preserved the house's historic nature, but added a number of contemporary amenities. The Lang House features all the historic qualities guests expect in a 19th century Victorian home - soaring ceilings, stunning woodwork and the rosette pattern repeated throughout the house.
The inn is situated in Burlington's Hill Section, which is known for its remarkable residential architecture and proximity to Champlain College, the University of Vermont, and downtown Burlington.
The Lang House innkeepers and staff provide genuine hospitality and personalized attention. Visit our website in order to appreciate fully what the Lang House offers to leisure and business travelers.
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Preservation Trust of Vermont
was organized in 1981 as a charitable, nonprofit organization designed to assist the continuing statewide effort to protect our special architectural resources. The Trust provides assistance to other groups and individuals who are involved in historic preservation, undertakes educational programs, holds easements on individual properties, and accepts gifts of property.
Over the Preservation Trust’s 20 year history many generous people, businesses, and foundations have provided the financial support that has helped us assist community leaders, volunteers, and nonprofit organizations in virtually every community in Vermont. We think this work has made a remarkable difference, but much more needs to be done....
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Willard Street Inn
was built in the late 1880's for Charles Woodhouse, a prominent businessman and Vermont State Senator. The design of the house incorporates elements of the Queen Anne and the Colonial-Georgian Revival styles, both of which were just gaining popularity at that time.
Today, the brick structure retains its marble detail, slate roof, and a striking exterior marble staircase which descends to the elaborate gardens below. Inside, high ceilings, intricate moldings and wood floors hearken back to another era. Upon entering the spacious cherry-paneled foyer, one can almost imagine the grand turn-of-the-century parties which Mr. Woodhouse might have hosted.
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Museum was Ethan Allen's last home. The site commands rolling fields and scenic curves of the Winooski (Onion) River. ... Only a short drive from downtown Burlington, the Homestead offers hands-on history, spectacular scenery, and riverside picnic areas and walks. The Homestead provides a genuine slice of 18th century life, and an intimate look at Vermont's most colorful - and controversial founder. ... Ethan Allen, who has become a folk hero in Vermont, was an unusually flamboyant backwoodsman-turned-statesman from Connecticut. He was one of the early inhabitants of Burlington, where he lived on his property in the Winooski River intervale from 1787 until his death in 1789.
SHELBURNE, VT - Shelburne Museum, a museum of art, Americana, and historic architecture located in northwest Vermont, presents a new exhibition of six separate houses illustrating the evolution of American interior aesthetics from the settlement era to the 21st-century.
Three Centuries of American Interiors is the product of a 2 year effort to create three new historic houses, while simultaneously updating and re-interpreting three existing historic houses at the museum. The result is a series of six structures functioning as one exhibition, allowing the visitor to move chronologically from the days of log house living, through the 19th and 20th centuries, and ahead into the future with a modern pre-fabricated metal and glass structure.
-- The exposed brick walls and post and beam design serve as a reminder of an important past. Built in 1910 and powered by the Winooski River , the Champlain Mill produced fine worsted wool products until 1954. The demise of textile milling in the Northeast did not spare the mill. The building served as a warehouse until it was restored in 1981. For more information on the history of the Mill and its workers, visit our on-site museum Heritage Winooski.
From the early eighties through the new millennium the Champlain Mill was alive and vibrant with the warmth and vitality of an eclectic assortment of unique boutiques and eateries. As the vision of a new downtown for Winooski started to take shape, many of the retail shops either closed or retired to avoid the impending construction.