 |
 |
Facing southeast near 110 North Street at the intersection of North Champlain Street. August 22, 1930. (18T 0641694 UTM 4927248) The image on the left depicts the street work in full swing. The building near the center of the image at 144 North Champlain Street is a two-story brick building that has housed a number of buildings over the years, ranging from a cobbler in the early 1900’s [1] to a barbershop in the 1960’s and 70’s. [2] The main commercial space is accessed through the storefront on North Champlain Street. The structure itself is shown on an 1889 Sanborn Insurance Map as being two and one half stories tall [3] and a 1903 city directory lists C.D. Vincent as selling boots and shoes in the commercial first floor and the St. Germaine family as residing in the upstairs apartment. [4] Beyond this building and further down North Street there can be seen three buildings form the mid to late nineteenth century. All three were demolished to make room for the new Lawrence Barnes School in the late 1950’s. [5] To the right of 144 North Champlain Street at 138 North Champlain Street sits a small one-and-one-half-story house built near the end of the nineteenth century.
[1] Sanborn-Perris Map. Burlington, Vermont. 1912. [2] John Bergin, “Razor Sharp: Andy the Barber Keeps on Cutting”. Burlington Free Press: December 26, 1978. [3] Sanborn-Perris Map. Burlington, Vermont. 1889. [4] Burlington City Directory, 1903 (Burlington: Hiram S. Hart). [5] Sanborn-Perris Map. Burlington, Vermont. 1942 map with 1960 overlay updates. |
Facing southeast near 110 North Street at the intersection of North Champlain Street. October 2005. (18T 0641694 UTM 4927248) In the current image 144 North Champlain Street has changed very little with exception of the ornamental concrete work made to resemble stone that has been added to the first floor of the buildings brick surface. Currently Vantage Press operates in the buildings commercial space. Modern additions have been placed on the rear of the building facing North Street. The small residence at 138 North Champlain, visible to the right of Vantage Press, has undergone very little change since the time of the Louis McAllister image, besides a new coat or two of paint.
|
North Street between North Champlain Street and Elmwood Avenue
Historic Burlington Project Burlington 1890 | Burlington 1877 | Burlington 1869 | Burlington 1853 | Burlington 1830 Produced by University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program graduate students in HP 206 Researching Historic Structures and Sites - Prof. Thomas Visser in collaboration with UVM Landscape Change Program Historic images courtesy of Louis L. McAllister Photograph Collection University of Vermont Library Special Collections |