Knowledge (XXG)

Thetford Hill Historic District

Source 📝

429: 62: 256:) and given its present Greek Revival temple front. Growth of the village was initially limited, but was stimulated by the founding in 1819 of Thetford Academy, the state's oldest secondary school. The school's present buildings are built in a Colonial Revival style, and date from after 1942, the year a fire destroyed its 19th-century buildings. The village saw virtually no growth from 1860 until the mid-20th century, from which point additions to its architectural inventory have been sympathetic to its 19th-century heritage. 76: 101: 108: 83: 259:
The historic district extends east along Vermont 113 and south along Academy Road from their junction, and extends a short way west on Route 113 and north on Houghton Hill Road, which runs north from the junction. The town green is at the southwest corner, and the church, the village's focal point,
251:
The village of Thetford Hill, set at the junction of Vermont 113 and Academy Road, has its beginning in the construction (between 1785 and 1788) of the town meetinghouse, which was originally located on the town common just to the south. It was moved off the common in 1830 (as part of the
832: 837: 809: 287: 385: 857: 693: 575: 437: 490: 747: 813: 145: 278:
stories in height, and of wood-frame construction, although there are some brick buildings. The Greek Revival and Federal styles are those most commonly seen.
100: 378: 653: 75: 847: 842: 758: 530: 371: 48: 565: 510: 470: 394: 315: 240: 39: 428: 643: 555: 535: 540: 525: 485: 763: 603: 780: 418: 253: 239:
and the 1785-88 Thetford Meetinghouse, one of the state's oldest churches in continuous use. The district was listed on the
752: 785: 264:. while the district's eastern boundary is at Garey Road. Most of the buildings are residential in character, one to 852: 673: 588: 515: 406: 668: 363: 236: 260:
is across Route 113 to the north. The Thetford Academy campus is at the southern end of the district, abutting
61: 742: 550: 460: 261: 663: 520: 465: 732: 628: 613: 583: 495: 398: 769: 717: 707: 701: 342: 320: 722: 678: 560: 737: 638: 593: 480: 633: 608: 355: 658: 648: 618: 598: 232: 228: 133: 129: 338: 445: 235:
and Academy Road, it includes mainly residential buildings, as well as several buildings of
774: 455: 727: 207: 826: 683: 623: 500: 475: 231:. Developed between 1792 and about 1860 and located at what is now the junction of 505: 227:
encompasses the well-preserved 19th-century village center of Thetford Hill in
450: 160: 147: 712: 833:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
810:
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont
288:
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont
310: 799:‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent state. 367: 838:
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Vermont
107: 82: 339:"NRHP nomination for Thetford Hill Historic District" 794: 692: 574: 436: 405: 213: 200: 192: 184: 176: 139: 124: 814:List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont 379: 8: 858:Historic districts in Orange County, Vermont 594:Chandler Music Hall and Bethany Parish House 16:Historic district in Vermont, United States 654:South Tunbridge Methodist Episcopal Church 386: 372: 364: 196:Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal, Federal 60: 40:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 531:South Newbury Village Historic District 299: 566:West Newbury Village Historic District 332: 330: 311:"National Register Information System" 305: 303: 23: 609:Ely Boston & Maine Railroad Depot 561:Wells River Village Historic District 7: 471:Brookfield Village Historic District 395:National Register of Historic Places 316:National Register of Historic Places 241:National Register of Historic Places 556:Tunbridge Village Historic District 536:Strafford Village Historic District 466:Bradford Village Historic District 14: 541:Thetford Center Historic District 526:Randolph Center Historic District 516:Newbury Village Historic District 486:Chelsea Village Historic District 848:Georgian architecture in Vermont 604:Congregational Church of Chelsea 427: 106: 99: 81: 74: 843:Federal architecture in Vermont 546:Thetford Hill Historic District 225:Thetford Hill Historic District 32:Thetford Hill Historic District 781:Thetford Center Covered Bridge 491:Depot Square Historic District 419:Justin Smith Morrill Homestead 254:separation of church and state 202: 1: 589:Central Vermont Railway Depot 115:Show map of the United States 786:Union Village Covered Bridge 21:United States historic place 874: 674:West Fairlee Center Church 804: 753:Lyme–East Thetford Bridge 669:Wells River Graded School 425: 201:NRHP reference  68: 59: 55: 46: 37: 30: 26: 743:Kingsbury Covered Bridge 551:Thetford Hill State Park 461:Bayley Historic District 337:Lisa B. Mausolf (1985). 262:Thetford Hill State Park 193:Architectural style 664:Waits River Schoolhouse 521:Oxbow Historic District 247:Description and history 733:Gifford Covered Bridge 629:Kimball Public Library 614:Fairlee Railroad Depot 584:Brock Hill Schoolhouse 496:Hayward and Kibby Mill 399:Orange County, Vermont 188:Turner, Joshua; Et al. 49:U.S. Historic district 770:Moxley Covered Bridge 764:Morey Memorial Bridge 748:Larkin Covered Bridge 718:Cilley Covered Bridge 708:Braley Covered Bridge 702:Bedell Covered Bridge 343:National Park Service 321:National Park Service 180:25 acres (10 ha) 161:43.81694°N 72.22889°W 723:Flint Covered Bridge 679:Harlie Whitcomb Farm 759:Mill Covered Bridge 738:Howe Covered Bridge 639:Marvin Newton House 166:43.81694; -72.22889 157: /  90:Show map of Vermont 634:Newbury Town House 853:Thetford, Vermont 820: 819: 649:Post Mills Church 619:Fairlee Town Hall 599:Elwin Chase House 233:Vermont Route 113 229:Thetford, Vermont 221: 220: 134:Thetford, Vermont 132:and Academy Rd., 865: 446:Allis State Park 431: 388: 381: 374: 365: 358: 356:photos from 1985 353: 351: 349: 334: 325: 324: 307: 277: 276: 272: 269: 237:Thetford Academy 217:October 27, 1988 204: 172: 171: 169: 168: 167: 162: 158: 155: 154: 153: 150: 116: 110: 109: 103: 91: 85: 84: 78: 64: 24: 873: 872: 868: 867: 866: 864: 863: 862: 823: 822: 821: 816: 800: 790: 775:Piermont Bridge 688: 644:Peabody Library 570: 456:Aloha Hive Camp 432: 423: 410: 408: 401: 392: 362: 361: 347: 345: 336: 335: 328: 323:. July 9, 2010. 309: 308: 301: 296: 284: 274: 270: 267: 265: 249: 165: 163: 159: 156: 151: 148: 146: 144: 143: 120: 119: 118: 117: 114: 113: 112: 111: 94: 93: 92: 89: 88: 87: 86: 51: 42: 33: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 871: 869: 861: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 825: 824: 818: 817: 805: 802: 801: 798: 796: 792: 791: 789: 788: 783: 778: 772: 767: 761: 756: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 728:Foundry Bridge 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 698: 696: 690: 689: 687: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 659:Stratton's Inn 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 580: 578: 572: 571: 569: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 442: 440: 434: 433: 426: 424: 422: 421: 415: 413: 403: 402: 393: 391: 390: 383: 376: 368: 360: 359: 326: 298: 297: 295: 292: 291: 290: 283: 280: 248: 245: 219: 218: 215: 211: 210: 205: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 186: 182: 181: 178: 174: 173: 141: 137: 136: 126: 122: 121: 105: 104: 98: 97: 96: 95: 80: 79: 73: 72: 71: 70: 69: 66: 65: 57: 56: 53: 52: 47: 44: 43: 38: 35: 34: 31: 28: 27: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 870: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 830: 828: 815: 811: 808: 803: 797: 793: 787: 784: 782: 779: 776: 773: 771: 768: 765: 762: 760: 757: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 703: 700: 699: 697: 695: 691: 685: 684:Wildwood Hall 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 624:Goshen Church 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 581: 579: 577: 573: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 511:Asa May House 509: 507: 504: 502: 501:Lanakila Camp 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 476:Camp Billings 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 443: 441: 439: 435: 430: 420: 417: 416: 414: 412: 404: 400: 396: 389: 384: 382: 377: 375: 370: 369: 366: 357: 348:September 13, 344: 340: 333: 331: 327: 322: 318: 317: 312: 306: 304: 300: 293: 289: 286: 285: 281: 279: 263: 257: 255: 246: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 216: 214:Added to NRHP 212: 209: 206: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 170: 142: 138: 135: 131: 127: 123: 102: 77: 67: 63: 58: 54: 50: 45: 41: 36: 29: 25: 19: 806: 545: 346:. Retrieved 314: 258: 250: 224: 222: 18: 506:Mari-Castle 164: / 140:Coordinates 827:Categories 694:Structures 481:Camp Wyoda 451:Aloha Camp 294:References 152:72°13′44″W 807:See also: 795:Footnotes 713:Bridge 22 576:Buildings 438:Districts 243:in 1988. 185:Architect 149:43°49′1″N 411:Landmark 409:Historic 407:National 282:See also 208:88002134 128:Roughly 125:Location 273:⁄ 130:Rt. 113 354:with 812:and 350:2016 223:The 177:Area 397:in 203:No. 829:: 341:. 329:^ 319:. 313:. 302:^ 777:‡ 766:‡ 755:‡ 704:‡ 387:e 380:t 373:v 352:. 275:2 271:1 268:+ 266:2

Index

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

Thetford Hill Historic District is located in Vermont
Thetford Hill Historic District is located in the United States
Rt. 113
Thetford, Vermont
43°49′1″N 72°13′44″W / 43.81694°N 72.22889°W / 43.81694; -72.22889
88002134
Thetford, Vermont
Vermont Route 113
Thetford Academy
National Register of Historic Places
separation of church and state
Thetford Hill State Park
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont


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


"NRHP nomination for Thetford Hill Historic District"
National Park Service
photos from 1985
v
t
e
National Register of Historic Places

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.