Smalley-Davenport Shop
Forestdale, Vermont

Birthplace of the Electric Motor in 1834

By Prof. Thomas D. Visser
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM
University of Vermont


Introduction

This Historic Site Review of the Smalley-Davenport Shop in Forestdale, Vermont, was prepared for the State of Vermont Department of State Buildings and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, Vermont, in April 1992.

The study documents the building and addresses the following research questions: