Burlington
1877
What still stands from between 1869 and 1877 in
Burlington, Vermont?
96 Howard Street
Although the Sites and Structures Survey for Howard Street
states that this residence was not built until 1885[1],
the 1877 Burlington City Directory lists William Lature as the owner. He worked
as a boatman for Champlain Transportation. Members of the Lature family began
living in 92, 102, and 106 Howard Street in the late 1880’s[2].
This particular house was in the Lature family until 1940[3].
Moderate gable front buildings such as this one are sometimes categorized as
“workers houses.” This home has undergone few changes and is still
as simple as it was the day William Lature moved in.
A note about upper Howard Street: The 1869 Sanborn map shows the upper lots on Howard Street
belonging to John Price. On July 2, 1870 a sale was finalized that transferred
ownership of these lots to Lawerence Barnes[4].
By this time Barnes owned several properties around Burlington. He was part
owner of the Whitney and Barnes Lumber Company and was the first president of
the Howard Bank[5].
This house is one of several nearly identical houses on
Howard Street built on these lots owned by Barnes. It is unclear whether or not
these other homes, 92, 102, 106, 112, and 118 Howard Street, were built at the
same time as this house.