University of Vermont

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

Community Preservation Research Project

North Street Historic District
Burlington, Vermont

This 3x4 bay, two story building has neo-classical details, a flat roof, and an integral recessed porch or loggia on the second story in the front. The foundation is stone, walls are clapboard siding on the front of the building and vinyl siding on the remaining sides. The house also features corner boards, water table, and two flushed belt courses; one just above the doors and windows, and the other just below the porch. The porch has three turned columns supporting the roof and a three foot high balustrade with square balusters enclosing the recessed area. A plain wood door and surround, 6/6 window with plain surround and a Chicago style window define three bays on the porch. Three large sets of scrolled, paired brackets with six smaller ones placed in between lie above embellished panels at the front cornice. The main recessed front entry, located at the center bay, is wood with panels and divided-lights and is framed by turned pilasters. There is another entry at the front that is wood with one light and one panel and is located at the left bay. Windows on the first floor are paired, 6/6 double-hung with plain wood surrounds and flower pots. The west elevation has two windows on each floor at the two center bays. There is a rear exterior stairway and an open porch spanning the rear facade.

Sanborn maps and city directories suggest that this building was built in c. 1928, although its style was popular much earlier. The building was probably built as a duplex. In 1982, the front first floor had orange porcelain enamel steel panels.

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