University of Vermont

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

Community Preservation Research Project

North Street Historic District
Burlington, Vermont

This Italianate style, two story, 4x4 bay rectangular block has oriels on the second story corners of the facade. The foundation is stone, the walls are covered with brick veneer and the roof has built up covering. The cornice is embellished with scrolled, paired brackets with smaller brackets placed in between the larger brackets. The oriel windows are embellished with scrolled brackets, as is a wall cornice separating the first and second floors on the east and north facades. Both cornices also feature decorative panels. The north facade features a Chicago style window adorned with a row of poly-chromed fixed panes above the center window. The center entry faces north, is slightly recessed, is wood with a plain surround and features a transom light. Other windows are 1/1 with molded cornice caps. A canted entrance, located at the northeast corner, used to serve as the main store entry but has since been boarded over with vertical siding and remodeled into an apartment. Porches are located on the rear elevation.

This replaced a building that originally fronted North Champlain Street and this reorientation reflects the commercial vitality of North Street around the turn of the century. The building serves as a visual cornerstone for the block. It originally housed a tobacco store and three apartments let to industrial laborers employed on the waterfront.

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