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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1875/00/00 Central Vermont Railway Operator Central Vermont Railway links Montpelier to the small agricultural community of Barre, providing a direct connection between the quarries, manufacturing plants, and national and world markets.
1898/00/00 1898 Miles Block (158-168 N Main) features one of the most extensive uses of local granite in its construction.

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Particulars for Barre Downtown Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Material Barre Granite
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Commerce
Owner Federal
Intrusive Igneous Rock Granite
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Architectural Style Italianate
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 4th September 1979

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Barre Downtown Historic District
Registry Address: VT 302
Registry Number: 79000227
Resource Type: District
Owner: Local, Federal, Private
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Italianate, Queen anne, Other
Attribute: Greek Revival
Area in Acres: 25
Contributing Buildings: 37
Non-Contributing Buildings: 14
Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 2
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Industry, Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1875, c 1910
Historic Function: Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Business
Current Function: Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Business

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