University of Vermont

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

Community Preservation Research Project

North Street Historic District
Burlington, Vermont

This vernacular, two story, two bay, front gable house has an ell plan and features corner boards and a water table. The foundation is stone, walls are clapboard siding and the roof is slate. A one story, canted bay with four 1/1 windows and diagonal boarded panels is located on the front facade under two 1/1 double-hung windows on the second story. Other windows are 1/1 with plain surrounds and bays are irregular with asymmetrical fenestration. A one story porch is on the side, east elevation featuring shingle-sided half-walls and square columns supporting the shed style porch roof. An additional porch has been added to the second floor on the front facade, spanning back to the ell junction with a shingle-sided half-wall. A steel, modern door is located on the east facing side of the house and is near the front, on the porch. There are two chimneys, one located in the center and one is interior at the rear end wall. The west elevation was once the site of a door that has been infilled.

The house was built shortly after the Civil War; the first known resident was John Gravelin, who worked at Wing & Smith's boot factory in the Pioneer shops on the waterfront. It typifies the role of North Street as a residential district for workers attracted to Burlington's new industries. It contributes to the diversity of property uses found on North Street. The building is listed on the Burlington Register of Historic Resources.

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