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Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Inc.
1790 Main Street Civic Center 312
Keeseville, New York 12944
Project Contact: Steven Engelhart
Telephone: 518-834-9328
E-Mail: aarch@aol.com
National Register Nominations. Adirondack Architectural Heritage is seeking assistance in preparing National Register nominations for the following buildings. Individual Projects.
1. Debar Pond Lodge. The lodge, located in the town
of Duane, Franklin County, is a state-owned "Great Camp"
built during the 1940s in log bearing wall construction. The
building was once threatened with demolition but is safe for the
moment. Listing on the National Register would help make a case
for its preservation.
2. Estes House (Ausable Chasm, Essex County). This is
an 1850s stone house that will be the future home of an interpretive
center about the Underground Railroad in the North Country, near
to the Ausable Chasm tourist center.
3. Keene Valley Historic District (Essex County). This
is a village district with approximately twelve buildings. A
draft statement of significance has already been prepared, and
descriptions of the buildings is now required.
Lake Champlain Bridge Education Project. The Lake Champlain
Bridge, constructed in 1929 and recently listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, is threatened with replacement.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage is leading a campaign to preserve
it, and one aspect of that effort involves designing and completing
a web site, brochure, and signage, all of which will be linked
to the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Individual Project.
Ann Lawless
American Precision Museum
196 Main Street
PO Box 679
Windsor, Vermont 05089
Phone (802) 674-5781
alawless@americanprecision.org
The American Precision Museum, is undergoing an ambitious campaign to rehabilitate the 1846 Robbins and Lawrence Armory, a National Historic Landmark, in Windsor, one of America's most important sites associated with the development of machine tool manufacturing. Recent improvements include a new roof and restoration of 70 of the factory's 166 wood-sash windows. Much work remains, however, offering opportunity for several projects at this outstanding mid-nineteenth century industrial building.
1. Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Application.
The museum is exploring options for tax incentives related to
the rehabilitation now underway. Work on windows, structural repairs,
masonry walls and other elements will continue over a period of
years, and development of a plan for a phased project will be
necessary. Parts 1 and 2 of the application can be completed with
respect to one or more aspects of this phased rehabilitation,
but organization of Part 2 will depend on the schedule of work
the museum elects to develop as fundraising permits. Part 2 may
be left in partially complete form and carried forward as the
project develops. Although the museum may not qualify for the
tax credit, they may be able to interest a lender in purchasing
the credit. Individual Project or Team of Two.
Bakersfield Historical Society
Bakersfield Treasurer
P.O. Box 70
Bakersfield, Vermont 05441
Project Contact: Nancy Hunt
Telephone 802-827-4418
1. National Register Nomination Hearse House. Located in the Bakersfield Historic District, the Hearse House was built in 1890 for storage of the town's carriage hearse, currently at Shelburne Museum. The Bakersfield Cemetery Association owns the building, a one-and-one half story frame structure in the Queen Anne style. Individual Project.
2. National Register Nomination Methodist Church.
Built in 1854 and situated at the northern edge of Bakersfield,
the Greek Revival United Methodist Church is an important visual
landmark for the community. During the early 20th century, the
building's original entrance portico with Doric columns was removed
and the front vestibule expanded. Colonial Revival entrance doors
and surround were added at this time, as well. Despite these
changes, the building's important role in the community remains
evident. Individual Project
Barre Historical Society
c/o Karen Lane, Director
Aldrich Public Library
6 Washington Street
Barre, Vermont 05641-4227
(802) 476-7550, ext. #307 / aldrich@helicon.net
Building History / National Register Nominations. The Barre Historical Society is interested in obtaining information about the history of a number of important buildings in the city, a preliminary step to placing them on the National Register. Additional information about these buildings can be found in Belding, From Hitching Posts to Gas Pumps: A History of North Main Street, Barre, Vermont, 1875-1915 (Potash Brook Publlishers, 2003) and in Barre in Retrospect, a library booklet that profiles these and other Barre buildings. If you are interested, please see me about communicating with building owners. Individual Projects
1. The Scampini Block, 287-291 North Main Street. Built
in 1904 by Angelo Scampini, this is one of the most beautiful
granite buildings in Barre, and its
façade displays large plate glass windows, polished granite
columns, garlands of grapes and wheat carved in granite, and the
name "A. Scampini." The present
owner is Northfield Savings Bank.
2. Blackwell Street Stone Shed. The horseshoe-shaped stone shed on Blackwell Street near the overpass is one of the last survivors of a unique architectural style prevalent in New England stone sheds during the 19th century. The horseshoe-shaped shed became a prototype for many of the granite-working plants in the area and was served by a boom derrick capable of delivering blocks of granite directly to each segment of the shed for finishing. The next generation of granite sheds consisted of long, high, rectangular buildings housing overhead traveling cranes to move the heavy blocks of stone.
3. The Roundhouse Granite Shed. Located in Burnham's Meadow behind City Hall, this shed was built between 1884 and 1891 by the E. L. Smith Company. This is the oldest operating stone shed in Barre and is the sole representative of a unique architectural type. With sixteen sides, the building was designed to accommodate an innovative hoisting system. At one time, the building also had a 16-sided cupola. The Aldrich Library collections include a HAER report dated Summer 1982, produced by students of the 6th Industrial Archeology Institute at the University of Vermont, directed by Helena Wright and prepared for the National Park Service.
4. Aldrich Library. This year marks the beginning of the centennial year of Aldrich Library, which was dedicated on Sept 22, 1908. The library building is included in the Barre Downtown Historic National Register District, but has not been nominated as a separate building. The library collections include copies of the original architectural plans plus a commemorative booklet that contains much early history of the building. The building was enlarged in 1999, but the project preserved the original façade and restored the interior.
5. Washington County Sanatorium. Located on Beckley
Hill, the sanatorium was built in 1921 and is now the property
of Washington County Mental Health
6. Paddock House, 182 So Main St. Built in 1813 and the
home of Barre's first physician Robert Paddock (1793-1842), this
building now houses the law office of City Attorney Oliver Twombly
7. Dennison Smith House. Located on Route 14 in South
Barre, this house was built in 1805 as the home of one of Barre's
early lawyers, Dennison Smith (1784-1836).
The Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 428
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0428
Project Contact: James Lockridge, Executive Director
Telephone: 802-865-1140
E-Mail: jim@bigheavyworld.net
Historic Structures Report / National Register Nomination.
The L.S. Gordon Store in Starksboro, an early 20th century,
1 1/2 story frame commercial block, is being rehabilitated by
the Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc., for use as an archival and
library collection of Vermont music. The owners are interested
in establishing an historical record of the building and are considering
nominating it to the National Register. Starksboro Village is
already an historic district listed on the State Register of Historic
Places. Individual Project.
Brandon Historic Preservation Commission
Town Office, Center Street
Brandon, VT 05733
Project Contact: Kevin Thornton, Chair
Telephone: 802-247-4427 / kevin.thornton@uvm.edu.
Historic Barn Survey. The village of Brandon has over
250 buildings listed on the state register, including a large
number of barns. A survey of these barns in Brandon village has
been partially completed but continued work, both in the village
and in outlying areas of the town, is needed. This project will
involve documenting existing barns in a continuing effort to develop
a thorough town barn survey, with the hope of adding a significant
number of important barns to the state register. Work will include
perfecting survey criteria, making a barn/outbuilding count, and
mapping, photographing, and documenting individual barns. The
collected data will then be used for grant applications to obtain
funding for an expanded survey. Our eventual aim is a thorough
understanding of one town's agricultural and transportation history
through the evidence collected, as well as the urgently-needed
preservation of Brandon's many fine barns, carriage houses, and
outbuildings. Individual Project or Team of Two.
Burlington Planning Department
Burlington City Hall
Mary O'Neill, Associate Planner
Telephone: 802-865-7556
E-Mail: mconeil@ci.burlington.vt.us
1. Old North End Surveys. The Historic Sites and Structures Survey information for Burlington's Old North End is incomplete. Some surveys list only representative examples, and some streets are only surveyed on one side. Vermont's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation would like us to move toward a general historic district of the Old North End. Ideally, we could break this area up into quadrants for a COMPREHENSIVE re-survey and compilation of work done by many. Maps are available for these districts, which represent the city's highest priorities. Teams of Two.
Resurvey of Old North End. Northeast quadrant: East of Elmwood Avenue, North of North Street, West of North Willard Street.
Resurvey of Old North End. Northwest quadrant: West of Elmwood Avenue, North of North Street.
Resurvey of Old North End. Southeast quadrant: South of North Street, west of North Willard, North of Pearl and East of Elmwood Ave.
Resurvey of Old North End. Southwest quadrant: South of North St., West of Elmwood Avenue, North of Pearl.
2. Neighborhood Survey. Similarly comprehensive surveys are needed for The Addition, comprising Pine Street west to the railroad tracks, South of Flynn, and North of Home Ave. (1890-1950, residential and industrial.) Individual Project or Team of Two.
3. Report for Catalog Plan Houses and Kit Houses. The
influence of house catalog plans and kit houses in Burlington
is very strong. Examples on Shelburne St, upper North Street,
Staniford Road, Flynn, Ferguson, and in the Five Sisters neighborhood
are very visible. Some may be attributable to Sears, Wardway,
and/or Gordon Van Tine kits and publications, but others may demonstrate
the influence and popularity of architecturally designed broadscale
and nationally available housing. Thus, clarification is needed.
Individual Project.
Cornwall Historical Society and
First Congregational Church of Cornwall
c/o John M. Watts
Fire Safety Institute
P.O. Box 674
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
802-462-2663 / firesafe@middlebury.net
National Register Nomination - First Congregational Church.
The town of Cornwall was chartered in 1784, and the Ecclesiastical
Society of the First Congregational Church was created a year
later. Selecting a suitable site for the church proved difficult,
and in1802, the town relinquished support and control of the church
organization to the society, creating a distinct division of church
and state. The building's present site was selected that year
and the building erected by the late fall of 1803. Three lumber
mills in town provided materials, doors and windows were made
in Middlebury, and finish lumber was procured from a mill in Weybridge.
The interior had a balcony on three sides, with box pews on the
main floor and pews in the balconies, with a seating capacity
of about 600. The choir loft was in the rear balcony with a pump
organ powered by the boys each Sunday. In 1846, an additional
fifteen feet was added to the front of the building to properly
support a cupola. Columns were added to the front entrance, and
the bell is the original purchased from Boston in 1803. The pews
on the main floor survive, but the balconies on the sides were
removed. The ceiling was lowered to allow additional roof support
above the ceiling. Apart from these changes, the building has
survived in remarkably good condition. Stuart T. Witherell, 1907-1984.
The church will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the building
next year. Individual Project
Historic Harrisville. Inc.
P.O. Box 79
Harrisville, NH 03450
Project Contact: Linda Willett, Executive Director
Tel: 603-827-3722 / historicharrisville@msn.com
Covenant Report. Historic Harrisville, Inc. currently holds covenants protecting approximately seventeen buildings in Harrisville. More than a decade has passed since these buildings were inspected and a current report is needed. The project will involve revising and updating the inspection report form and developing innovative methods for tracking the status of these important buildings. Individual Project
Hinesburg Conservation Commission
c/o Andrea Morgante
c/o Steve Russell, Chair of Town Forest Committee
56 Mechanicsville Road
Hinesburg, Vermont 05461
Telephone: 482-5120; E-mail:
National Register Nomination Hinesburg Town Forest.
The Hinesburg Conservation Commission is currently developing
a management plan for the Hinesburg Town Forest, which was established
after World War 2. The commission would also like to nominate
the forest to the National Register of Historic Places. If that
effort is successful, this would be the first town forest so nominated.
Individual Project or Team of Two (with student from School of
Natural Resources).
Historic Windsor, Inc., and the
Preservation Education Institute
Post Office Box 1777
Windsor, Vermont 05089
Project Contact: Judy Hayward, Executive Director
Telephone: 802-674-6179 / histwininc@valley.net
Report on Curriculum Strategy. The Preservation Education
Institute is exploring mechanisms for establishing new partnerships
and instructional expertise for its educational programs and workshops,
and to explore staffing needs in order to accommodate these partnerships.
One of the goals is to develop new strategies that take advantage
of internet resources. Proficiency in internet systems, marketing,
and business will be put to good use. Individual Project.
Milage reimbursement may be available.
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
Post Office Box 268
Concord, New Hampshire 03302
Project Contact: Jennifer Goodman, Executive Director
Telephone: 603-224-2281 / jg@nhpreservation.org.
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is the statewide non-profit historic preservation organization. The graduate student(s) engaged in the following projects will report to the organization's executive director, Jennifer Goodman, who has extensive experience working with students and other volunteers. Projects will be designed to meet our mutual objectives and result in useful products. Projects are central to our mission and work plan, and they will advance the cause of preservation in New Hampshire. With the exception of survey fieldwork, or meetings at the Alliance's office with staff or to review files, tasks can be accomplished largely from any "home base."
Historic Barn Preservation Project: Survey and Public Policy
Tasks. The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is currently
providing technical and financial assistance to barn owners trying
to save, stabilize, or re-use historic agricultural structures.
This project is designed to help reduce the loss of these significant
and rapidly disappearing landmarks in New Hampshire and to promote
historic preservation objectives and the goals of the Preservation
Alliance. This program draws heavily from similar efforts in
Vermont. The project will involve document the existing and lost
(as possible) barns in a New Hampshire town (to be selected) to
create a model for a current statewide survey efforts. Work will
include preparing a much-needed fact sheet from the survey findings
that can be used for advocacy and fundraising work. In addition,
it will assist the project committee in exploring how agricultural
buildings are taxed and in developing a pro-preservation administrative
or legislative proposal to address current problems. The development
of educational and promotional programs for historic barn owners
and contractors is also necessary. Students will work with the
Historic Barn Advisory Group, staffed by leaders in agriculture,
tourism, and preservation, as well as members of historical societies,
heritage commissions and other local leaders. Individual Project
or Team of Two.
Preservation Burlington
P.O. Box 481
Burlington, Vermont 05402
Project Contact: Gweneth Langdon, Executive Director
gwenethaline@gmail.com
802-985-8435
Burlilngton Growth. There are many efforts by the Burlington
to make the city a vibrant urban center. While Chittenden County
is growing at an exponential pace, sprawl is taking its toll on
the city. There is an affordable housing crisis, the city's population
is declining, and the housing stock is in a state of rapid deterioration.
There are municipal efforts to combat sprawl by encouraging revitalization
of the Town Center, efforts to increase density through zoning
changes, and, in general, efforts to make Burlington a sustainable
city. These actions are all effective tools, but at what cost?
This project will emphasize the need for affordable housing,
infill development, density increases, and other initiatives to
interact with historic preservation. Individual Project or
Team of Two.
Inventory of Historic Garages North End. This project
will involve an historic sites and structures inventory of garages
in an area of Burlington to be identified. Extent of the inventory
will be determined after consultation with the project sponsor.
Individual Project or Team of Two.
Architectural Tour: Houses of Worship. Develop a walking tour highlighting Burlington's principal churches and other places of worship. Individual Project.
Survey of Neglected Properties. Demolition by neglect
has become a difficult problem in communities that try to project
historic properties through local design review and historic district
ordinances. Tracking these buildings is difficult, and this survey
will provide an important starting point for reversing this unfortunate
practice.
Rokeby Museum
Route 7
Ferrisburg, Vermont 05456
Project Contact: Jane Williamson, Director
802-877-3046
Sheep Farming in Addison County. As part of continuing
efforts to interpret its agricultural history, Rokeby Museum seeks
information about the large sheep farms in Addison County during
the 1830s. The names of these farms can be gleaned from Abby Hemenway's
gazeteer and from other county and town histories. The sizes
of these farms and their flocks of sheep can probably be obtained
from town grand lists. Historical and extant buildings relating
to sheep farming are also important, and information about some
of these buildings should be available at the Vermont Division
for Historic Preservation. The information should be assembled
into a written report. Individual Project.
Stowe Land Trust
P.O. Box 284
Stowe, Vermont 05672
Project Contact: Heather M. Furman
Executive Director
802-253-7221
802-253-2642 Fax
www.stowelandtrust.org
Mill Trail Property National Register Nomination. This
project involves surveying Stowe Land Trust's Mill Trail Property
and preparing a nomination forms for listing on the National Register
of Historic Places. The Mill Trail Property is approximately 31
acres and includes two historic cabins as well as numerous archeological
remains of a former mill site. The cabins and some of the remains
were added to the Vermont Historic Sites Survey for Stowe in 2005.
Tasks include the survey work, performing research on the history
of the property, preparing the National Register forms and taking
photographs. The student(s) will work with the Stowe Land Trust
Executive Director to determine whether to nominate one or both
of the cabins individually or as part of a Mill Trail District
to include the archeological remains. Individual Project or
Team of Two
Swanton Village
c/o Ron Kilburn, Zoning Administrator and
President, Swanton Historical Society
P.O. Box 711
Swanton, Vermont 05488
802-868-3325
swanza@adelphia.net
Historic Structures Report and DVD - Missisquoi Bay Bridge Tollkeeper's House. The Missisquoi Bay Bridge, a bascule lift bridge built in 1938 between Swanton and Alburg, was recently replaced. As part of the agreement that allowed demolition of that historic structure, the tollkeeper's house was salvaged and moved to Swanton Village at the site of the town's transportation museum, a restored railroad depot. That building, too, was moved from its original location a number of years ago and is now located at the site where a covered railroad bridge once crossed the Missisquoi River. The town recently acquired an historic metal truss bridge from Milton, and that structure has also been moved to Swanton where it will cross the river at the former site of the covered bridge. In addition, an historic timber-crib dam located nearby has been documented by a comprehensive report prepared by a UVM graduate student in historic preservation, Jackson Evans. In its continuing efforts to preserve Swanton's transportation and industrial history, a campaign led by zoning administrator Ron Kilburn, the town is seeking a comprehensive historic structures report and DVD for the tollkeeper's house. Archival material about the bridge and the tollkeeper's house is available at the Vermont State Archives in Montpelier and from the Swanton Historical Society. Individual Project.
Report and DVD: Historic Bridges of Swanton. Swanton's
history is closely tied to the Missisquoi River, and a large number
of important bridges are vital parts of that history. The historical
society has proposed a project to document these many bridges,
telling the story of the role these bridges have played in the
town's industrial and transportation history. The written report
will be accompanied by a DVD. Individual Project.
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, Vermont 05676-9989
c/o Frank Spaulding
Telephone: 802-241-3660
frank.spaulding@state.vt.us
Documentation. A barn used for storage at Ricker Pond in Groton Ricker Recreation Area, c. 1930s stud frame construction, has failed structurally and must be documented with a written report accompanied by photographs before demolition can take place. HABS guidelines should be used as an approximate model for documentation. The building is structurally unsound, and documentation must be accomplished through observation of the exterior. Individual Project.
Biographical Research Vermont Architects. A number
of important architects designed buildings for the Vermont Department
of Forests and Parks, beginning in the CCC era and continuing
into the most active period of growth of the state's park system
between 1950 and 1970. More information is needed about these
individuals because many of their buildings will be considered
historic in the very near future. The project will involve researching
their backgrounds and influences, and the extent to which they
may have influenced other architects who began working for the
department during the 1970s. Interviews of Rod Barber, one of
the department's architects who died recently, are available as
a beginning point for research. Vermont's governor will soon
appoint a commission to address the future of the park system,
and information about these architects will be valuable for any
reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement projects. Establishing
links between designers and specific structures, picnic structures
for example, will be especially valuable because variations occur
even among similar designs, suggesting that different architects
brought different abilities, interpretations, materials, and standards
of care to each project. Individual Projects
1. Merrick Smith. Smith worked for the department, left,
but then returned before eventually moving to Colorado. He designed
the Brighton Beach-house, which was under construction when Rod
Barber began working for the department. Understanding Smith's
background and the factors that influenced his designs will help
the department interpret his work as it becomes eligible. His
role in influencing Barber's work will also help us understand
design changes and will hopefully provide a foundation for a programmatic
agreement with the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
resulting in a method of interpreting this continuum of design.
2. David Fried. Fried became the department's architect
during the waning years of the CCC era, and he had a unique influence
on the designs at the time, placing his mark on several ski lodges,
as well as lodges at Crystal Lake and Maidstone. A few of these
designs depart from the standard Adirondack style of the earlier
CCC days. Some research has been conducted, but more is needed
to uncover various influences. Matching his name to specific
structures in the parks will help us understand the differences
in design and construction techniques that he employed and would
influence and streamline our plans for restoration
3. Robert Simon. Simon played a very prolific role during
the CCC era and continued to work for the department into the
Rod Barber era.
4. Rod Barber. Recorded interviews of Rod Barber offer
the opportunity for a publishable article explaining the importance
of his work and his influence on building designs during the department's
most active period of growth.
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
National Life Building
Drawer 20
Montpelier, Vermont 05602-6501
Project Contact: Sue Jamele
Telephone: 802-828-3046; e-mail: Suzanne.Jamele@state.vt.us
Multiple Property Nominations - National Register of Historic
Places. The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation has
identified topics for which historic contexts must be developed
before multiple property nominations can be prepared. These topics
include post offices, hospitals, theaters and opera houses, airport
facilities, gas stations, motor courts and motels, commercial
ski areas, general stores, and the World War 2 Homefront in Vermont.
Individual Project or Team of Two.
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
National Life Building
Drawer 20
Montpelier, Vermont 05602-6501
Project Contact: Nancy Boone
Telephone: 802-828-3045; e-mail: Nancy.Boone@state.vt.us
Interpretive Exhibit. This project involves creation of
an interpretive display about the Pinney Hollow Brook Dam at the
Calvin Coolidge State Park in Plymoutn. The center section of
the c.1933 CCC-built concrete dam will be removed this fall, leaving
ragged edges, as if it had come apart more naturally. The dam
was breached in 1975, and the swimming hole drained at that time.
The park has no intention of ever rebuilding the dam, but VDHP
negotiated a partial removal, with interpretive exhibit, as described
in a Memorandum of Agreement. As part of that agreement, the exhibit
will incorporate the piece of concrete removed from the center
of the dam. The exhibit will relate the history and significance
of the dam, the context of the CCC history of the park, and the
reasons for partial removal of the dam, and will include historic
and current photographs and other visual images if available.
The location of the exhibit will be determined in consultation
with administrators of Coolidge State Park to maximize its public
visibility and integration with other Park interpretation. The
exhibit will be constructed and installed by the summer of 2009,
and the sum of $3000 has been allocated for that purpose. A stipend
for designing the exhibit is available.
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
National Life Building
Drawer 20
Montpelier, Vermont 05602-6501
Project Contact: Chris Cochran
Telephone: 802-828-3047; e-mail: Chris.Cochran@state.vt.us
Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Applications. Most of the buildings listed privately owned and are included in designated downtown districts or village centers. However, owners have not taken the initiative to prepare Part 2 of the RITC applications and are unlikely to retain a preservation consultant to accomplish that task. Thus, these owners and the towns in which the buildings are located would benefit from student assistance. A few of the applications may require completion of Part 1, as well. Although the names of the owners are provided, initial communication should be with Chris Cochran or Bob McCullough. Individual Projects
1. Depot, East Thetford. Part 1 has been approved. The project will rehabilitate the former depot into a woodworking shop on the freight handling side of the station, and put two apartments into the other side. The challenge on this project is an owner who wants to install skylights in the living units. Chip Odell, owner, and Gordon Kerr, project contact. gordonkerr912@msn.com
2. Gateway Inn, Waterbury. Part 1 has been approved. The owner started Part 2, but he will need assistance describing his project. The owner photographed the building before work started, and the work is in progress. Chris Tagatac, owner: 658-6067. ctag14@aol.com
3. Smith's Block (Aubuchon Hardware), in Brandon. The building
was erected as a Mason's lodge, and it is structurally sound.
However, interior finishes have suffered from water damage. The
back of the building has been stabilized and the roof repaired,
but the project would benefit from proactive preservation. Part
1 has been approved. Owners are Kevin and Stephanie Elnicki (selnicki@earthwastesystems.com.
Vermont Historic Bridge Program
National Life Building
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Project Contacts: Susan Scribner or Bob McCullough
828-3615
sue.scribner@state.vt.us
National Register Nominations. The Vermont Historic
Bridge Program encourages towns owning historic bridges to enroll
those bridges in the program and receive, in return, financial
benefits for the costs of rehabilitation. In return, the program
requires that towns execute preservation easements for these bridges.
When bridges have been enrolled in the program, they are then
nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The program
currently is nominating approximately ten metal truss bridges.
Individual Project
Vermont Urban and Community Forest Council
Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
103 South Main Street, Building 10 South
Waterbury, Vermont 05671-0601
Project Contact: Danielle Fitzko
802-241-3678
danielle.fitzko@anr.state.vt.us
Self-Guided Architectural / Urban Forest Tours. This
project will combine walking tours emphasizing architectural history
with similar tours designed to identify urban tree species. The
Urban and Community Forestry Council will serve as the project
sponsor and coordinate with Vermont towns interested in obtaining
tour maps and brochures. The council may also identify participating
parties to develop the information about tree species. Alternatively,
students may be able to collaborate with students from the University
of Vermont's field botany program. Projects will involve the
survey of a selected town's architectural resources, identification
of a tour route, short written paragraphs about buildings included
on the tour, and preparation of a map. Sample pamphlet is available
for inspection. The towns of Rutland, Chelsea, and Hinesburg
have expressed interest. Students may also work with city foresters
in certain communities. Individual Project or Team of Two
(with student from the School of Natural Resources)
Village of Essex Junction
20 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
Project Contact: Jeff Arango, Development Director
Telephone: 802-878-6950
E-mail: jeffja@essexjunction.org
National Register Nominations. The village of Essex Junction is interested in having a number of buildings in the five-corners area individually listed on the National Register. Unfortunately, there are too few contiguous buildings to form another historic district, but a number of individual buildings are worthy of listing. The town is seeking grants for an internship, but, if successful, funding will not be available until July, 2007. Individual Project or Team of Two.