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Stowe Village Historic District

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441: 79: 104: 62: 265:. It extends from Palisades Street in the south to just beyond Cemetery Road in the northeast, and along Mountain Road roughly to where it bends away from the West Branch Little River. It further includes properties on side streets just south of Main Street. The architecture of the village is characterized by wood-frame construction in a diversity of popular 19th-century styles, with a uniformity of setback and scale in many areas. There are some brick houses, and the 1833 111: 86: 241:
The town of Stowe was settled in the early 19th century, with the first building in what is now village center a tavern built in 1811. This area was better suited for both industry and the growth of a village than older settlements to the north and south, and it was recognized in the 1840s as the
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town center by the placement of the post office. The tourist trade arose early in the town, with visitors drawn to the mountain scenery, promoted by W.H.H. Bingham, builder of the large Mount Mansfield Hotel in 1864 (burned down in 1889), the Summit Hotel on
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is also a prominent example of brick Federal architecture. Civic buildings of note include both the town's 1818 and 1902 town halls (the latter still in use for that purpose).
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Peoples Academy-Copley Building, Grout Observatory and Community Bandshell
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont
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The historic district is roughly centered on the three-way junction of
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National Register of Historic Places in Lamoille County, Vermont
358: 110: 85: 330:"NRHP nomination for Stowe Village Historic District" 501: 448: 396: 211: 198: 190: 182: 145: 127: 643:Historic districts in Lamoille County, Vermont 609:List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont 370: 8: 16:Historic district in Vermont, United States 377: 363: 355: 225:encompasses most of the village center of 60: 40:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 328:Susanne Hand and John Dumville (1978). 290: 323: 321: 302:"National Register Information System" 296: 294: 194:Greek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian 23: 7: 431:Waterville Village Historic District 386:National Register of Historic Places 307:National Register of Historic Places 261:(Mountain Road), which leads to the 231:National Register of Historic Places 246:, and roads to Mount Mansfield and 14: 546:Lamoille River Route 15-A Bridge 439: 421:Moscow Village Historic District 411:Jeffersonville Historic District 109: 102: 84: 77: 426:Stowe Village Historic District 223:Stowe Village Historic District 32:Stowe Village Historic District 516:Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge 200: 1: 416:Morrisville Historic District 118:Show map of the United States 21:United States historic place 659: 571:Power House Covered Bridge 473:Lamoille County Courthouse 599: 556:Montgomery Covered Bridge 531:Grist Mill Covered Bridge 526:Gold Brook Covered Bridge 521:Gates Farm Covered Bridge 437: 199:NRHP reference  71: 59: 55: 46: 37: 30: 26: 390:Lamoille County, Vermont 191:Architectural style 591:Waterman Covered Bridge 581:Scribner Covered Bridge 237:Description and history 586:Village Covered Bridge 468:Johnson Railroad Depot 458:Cambridge Meetinghouse 186:153 acres (62 ha) 49:U.S. Historic district 566:Poland Covered Bridge 561:Morgan Covered Bridge 541:Jeffersonville Bridge 536:Jaynes Covered Bridge 334:National Park Service 312:National Park Service 263:Stowe Mountain Resort 167:44.46611°N 72.68583°W 551:Mill Covered Bridge 493:Stowe CCC Side Camp 172:44.46611; -72.68583 163: /  93:Show map of Vermont 576:Red Covered Bridge 463:Green Mountain Inn 267:Green Mountain Inn 615: 614: 478:Morrisville Depot 406:Elmore State Park 259:Vermont Route 108 255:Vermont Route 100 219: 218: 215:November 15, 1978 650: 443: 379: 372: 365: 356: 349: 347:photos from 1978 344: 342: 340: 325: 316: 315: 298: 202: 178: 177: 175: 174: 173: 168: 164: 161: 160: 159: 156: 119: 113: 112: 106: 94: 88: 87: 81: 64: 24: 658: 657: 653: 652: 651: 649: 648: 647: 618: 617: 616: 611: 595: 497: 444: 435: 392: 383: 353: 352: 338: 336: 327: 326: 319: 314:. July 9, 2010. 300: 299: 292: 287: 275: 248:Smugglers Notch 244:Mount Mansfield 239: 171: 169: 165: 162: 157: 154: 152: 150: 149: 123: 122: 121: 120: 117: 116: 115: 114: 97: 96: 95: 92: 91: 90: 89: 67: 66:Stowe Town Hall 51: 42: 33: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 656: 654: 646: 645: 640: 638:Stowe, Vermont 635: 630: 620: 619: 613: 612: 600: 597: 596: 594: 593: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 507: 505: 499: 498: 496: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 454: 452: 446: 445: 438: 436: 434: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 402: 400: 394: 393: 384: 382: 381: 374: 367: 359: 351: 350: 317: 289: 288: 286: 283: 282: 281: 274: 271: 238: 235: 227:Stowe, Vermont 217: 216: 213: 209: 208: 203: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 147: 143: 142: 140:Stowe, Vermont 129: 125: 124: 108: 107: 101: 100: 99: 98: 83: 82: 76: 75: 74: 73: 72: 69: 68: 65: 57: 56: 53: 52: 47: 44: 43: 38: 35: 34: 31: 28: 27: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 655: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 625: 623: 610: 606: 603: 598: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 508: 506: 504: 500: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 455: 453: 451: 447: 442: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 403: 401: 399: 395: 391: 387: 380: 375: 373: 368: 366: 361: 360: 357: 348: 335: 331: 324: 322: 318: 313: 309: 308: 303: 297: 295: 291: 284: 280: 277: 276: 272: 270: 268: 264: 260: 256: 251: 249: 245: 236: 234: 232: 228: 224: 214: 212:Added to NRHP 210: 207: 204: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 176: 148: 144: 141: 137: 133: 130: 126: 105: 80: 70: 63: 58: 54: 50: 45: 41: 36: 29: 25: 19: 601: 425: 339:December 29, 337:. Retrieved 305: 252: 240: 222: 220: 18: 170: / 146:Coordinates 622:Categories 503:Structures 285:References 155:44°27′58″N 602:See also: 483:Nye Block 450:Buildings 398:Districts 233:in 1978. 158:72°41′9″W 511:Bridge 6 273:See also 206:78000236 128:Location 136:VT 108 132:VT 100 345:with 607:and 341:2016 221:The 183:Area 134:and 388:in 201:No. 624:: 332:. 320:^ 310:. 304:. 293:^ 138:, 378:e 371:t 364:v 343:.

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Stowe Village Historic District is located in Vermont
Stowe Village Historic District is located in the United States
VT 100
VT 108
Stowe, Vermont
44°27′58″N 72°41′9″W / 44.46611°N 72.68583°W / 44.46611; -72.68583
78000236
Stowe, Vermont
National Register of Historic Places
Mount Mansfield
Smugglers Notch
Vermont Route 100
Vermont Route 108
Stowe Mountain Resort
Green Mountain Inn
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamoille County, Vermont


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for Stowe Village Historic District"
National Park Service
photos from 1978
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