When most people think of historic architecture, buildings like Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, or sites such as Colonial Willamsburg often come to mind. In Vermont, buildings like the Follett House, overlooking Burlington Bay and Lake Champlain, the State House in Montpelier, or Robert Todd Lincoln's Hildene in Manchester, conjure up these same images. While these buildings and sites are in fact historic, and are very good examples of high style architecture, it is important to remember the hundreds and thousands of buildings which may not all be high style examples, are indeed historic. The countless Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival style structures that form so many villages and town centers around our state, should not be forgotten.

Vermont Heritage Network
Historic Preservation Program
Wheeler House, University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
(802)656-3180
http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet
E-mail To: vhnet@zoo.uvm.edu