Loomis Street

Researched By Todd Goff

 

10 Loomis Street

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4-10 Loomis Street looking northwest in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies J.S. Wright with this building. [1]The 1890 Burlington City Directory lists John S. Wright as a commercial traveler residing there.2 10 Loomis is the gable- front section pictured on the right.

 

11 Loomis Street

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11 Loomis Street looking southeast in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies J.J. Bigelow with this building. [3] The 1888-89 and 1890 Burlington City Directories lists him as a member of the firm Adsit and Bigelow and living at nearby 16 Loomis St. The 1890 Directory lists his office at 156 Main Street. 4 Walton’s Register lists him as a City Fire Warden.5 The historic site survey says the original owner is unknown, that it was built in 1880, and became a rental property of Bigelow by1890.6

 

21 Loomis Street

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Detail, 21 Loomis Street


21 Loomis Street looking southeast in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies H. Greene with this building. [7] The 1890 Burlington City Directory lists him as working with “leather and findings” at 194 College street and residing at 21 Loomis Street.8

31 Loomis Street


31 Loomis Street looking south in 2004


The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies D.C. Johnson with this building. [9] The 1890 Burlington City Directory lists him as a commercial traveler residing at 31 Loomis Street.10 A historic site survey says it was built in 1877 for Albert Percy, a downtown clothing retailer.11


39-41 Loomis Street

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 39-41 Loomis Street looking south in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies no name with this building. [12] A historic site survey for 57 Loomis states that W.O. Crane resided here before building his own house in the mid 1880’s.13

 

48 Loomis Street

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48 Loomis Street looking north in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies Mrs. C.C. Smith with this building. [14] The 1888-89 and 1890 Burlington City Directories list a Mrs. C.C. Smith as the widow of L.E. Smith and residing at 116 North Winooski Ave.15

51 Loomis Street

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51 Loomis Street looking south in 2004           

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies Z.T. Austin with this building. [16] The 1888-89 Burlington City Directory lists him as a contractor and builder housed at 51 Loomis Street. The 1890 directory lists him as an architect and builder with office and residence both at this address. 17

54 Loomis Street

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 54 Loomis Street looking south in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies Mrs. J.E. White with this building. [18] The 1890 Burlington City Directory lists Mrs. Johanna White as the widow of N. White.  The 1888-89 Directory shows her housed at 500 South Union Street and the 1890 Directory shows her housed at 445 South Union Street.19  A historic site survey dates the house to1888.20

57 Loomis Street

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57 Loomis Street looking southeast in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies W.O. Crane with this building. [21] The 1888-1889 Burlington City Directory lists him living at this address and as an express messenger for the Eastern Division of the Central Vermont Railroad. The 1890 Directory lists him as an express route agent.22  A historic site survey dates the building to the 1880s.23 The 1889 Sanborn Insurance Map shows it, but the 1885 version does not provide coverage of this area of Loomis Street.

 

58-60 Loomis Street

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58-60 Loomis Street looking northeast in 2004

The 1890 Hopkins Map indentifies H. J. Colton with this building. [24] The 1890 Burlington City Directory lists Herbert Colton as a wood dealer in Winooski housed at 58 Loomis Street.25 A historic site survey dates the building to the 1880s.26

 

NOTES

1 G. M. Hopkins, C.E., Map of the City of Burlington Vermont From official Records, Private plans and Actual Surveys (Philadelphia: Hopkins, 1890).

2 Burlington City Directory, 1890.

3. Hopkins.

4 Burlington City Directory, 1888-1889, 1890.

5 Walton’s Vermont Register and Business Directory, 1889.

6 Gloria Scott, Historic Sites and Structures Survey, 11Loomis Street, Burlington, Vermont.  July 20, 1978.

7. Hopkins.

8 Burlington City Directory, 1890.

9. Hopkins.

10 Burlington City Directory, 1890.

11  Gloria Scott, Historic Sites and Structures Survey, 31Loomis Street, Burlington, Vermont. 20 July 78.

12. Hopkins.

13 Gloria Scott, Historic Sites and Structures Survey, 39-41 Loomis Street, Burlington, Vermont. 22 July 78.

14. Hopkins

15 Burlington City Directory, 1888-1889, 1890.

16. Hopkins.

17 Burlington City Directory, 1888-1889, 1890.

18. Hopkins.

19 Burlington City Directory, 1888-89, 1890.

20  Gloria Scott, Historic Sites and Structures Survey, 54 Loomis Street, Burlington, Vermont. 22 July 78.

21. Hopkins.

22 Burlington City Directory, 1888-89, 1890.

23 Gloria Scott, Historic Sites and Structures Survey, 57 Loomis Street, Burlington, Vermont. 22 July 78.

24. Hopkins.

25 Burlington City Directory, 1890.

26 Gloria Scott. Historic Sites and Structures Survey, 58-60 Loomis Street, Burlington, Vermont. 22 July 78.

 

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