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The building at 179 Elmwood Avenue
is the sibling to 185 Elmwood. They were built together by Mr.
Noble Lovely in 1851.(1) After Mr. Lovely left town in the 1860's,
one H. N. Drury lived here until the turn of the century and was
survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary W. Drury from 1900 until 1903.(2)
Since then it has seen many tenants and its interior has slowly
been altered to house several people in separate apartments.(3).
Its exterior does remain well
preserved. Like 185 it retains its original door with Greek Revival
Style sidelights and blind fan light in the front gable. A small
entrance porch has been added to one side.
(1) W. S. Rann, History of
Chittenden County, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., 447.
(2) Burlington City Directories, Burlington, VT.
(3) The Vermont Division of Historic Preservation, Vermont
Historic Sites and Structures Survey, Elmwood Avenue, Montpelier,
VT, Division of Historic Preservation, n.d.