University of Vermont

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

Community Preservation Research Project

North Street Historic District
Burlington, Vermont

This is a one and a half story, right side hall plan, vernacular house with two successive wings in the rear has irregular bays, a stone foundation, aluminum siding, corner boards and an asphalt shingle roof. Front facade windows are 1/1 double- hung with plain surrounds and shutters to one side. The front door is aluminum and is protected by an ornately carved bracketed hood. Windows elsewhere are placed asymmetrically and are 1/1 double-hung with plain surrounds. A brick chimney is located between the first wing and the main block. The first wing is a full two stories, one bay deep and spans the rear facade. There is a shed appendage on the east side of the house with an additional entry. The second wing is a one story and 1x1 bay.

22a) Outbuilding, c. 1940

A small box shed in the north west corner of the lot has a shed-roof with exposed rafters, horizontal wood siding, a fixed window (2H/3W) and small wood door.

According to the present owner, the house was historically referred to as the Hogan house by neighbors. The Hogan family lived here for decades beginning in the 1880s. Maps suggest that they were probably the first residents to live here. According to city directories, Patrick Hogan was employed by the Shepard & Morse Lumber Company. Edward Hogan owned a billiards hall at 131 St. Paul Street in the 1930s and 40s. This house is located in the middle of what was once an Irish neighborhood around the turn of the century. Maps indicate that the footprint of this building has changed very little over time; however, a second story may have been added to the first wing.

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