Meeting House Road
Originally the central home for a circuit of community churches in Windham County, the Old Brick Church (1817) was also used as a Town Hall from the 1860s to the 1970s. It was recently closed due to structural/safety concerns. The Athens Meeting House Committee is dedicated to reviving the building in anticipation of its 200th anniversary in 2017. Grant funds will help complete critical repairs to the foundation, rear wall, and roof, as well as related drainage work.

4 Franklin Street
The Brandon United Methodist Church (1876) is an architecturally significant landmark, designed by Clinton Smith. Prominently located on Brandon’s Village Green, the church continues to serve as a house of worship and is also used by several local groups for meeting and storage space. Matching grant funds will help the congregation replace the failing asphalt shingle roof, work that will also be supported by funds from the Town and the Brandon Museum.

51 Elm Street
Designed by Henry Vaughn and constructed in 1898, St. Peter’s Mission is located in the village of Lyndonville. It continues to serve as a church as well as a community gathering space and is the location for the Lyndon Area Food Shelf. Matching grant funds awarded by the Division will support the Mission’s efforts to complete exterior masonry work begun last year and to restore the church’s notable stained glass windows.

1 Park Street
The Park McCullough Estate, constructed as a summer retreat in 1865, was given to the Park-McCullough House Association in 1968 for use as a cultural community center. The Estate’s Carriage Barn is now used for public and private events including weddings, concerts, meetings and theater. A Preservation grant will support ongoing building repairs to the foundation and slate roof and address drainage issues.

Allen Street
This striking architecturally significant Italian Baroque-style church was constructed between 1883 and 1887. It served French-speaking immigrants from Canada in Burlington’s Old North End and today the parish continues to welcome immigrant populations including French-speaking worshipers from Vietnam and Burundi. Following a wind storm in 2010, the 600-pound iron cross atop the church’s steeple was removed. A temporary membrane still covers the top of the cupola dome. This State grant will support work to repair this prominent part of Burlington’s skyline.

36 College Street
The most iconic building on the campus of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, College Hall was constructed in 1872 on the site of a Civil War hospital. It has served as an educational building for multiple schools since its construction. A matching grant will support work to make significant repairs to the building’s architecturally distinctive mansard roof and cornice.

Hinman Settler Road
The Old Stone House Museum owns six historic buildings in the village of Brownington and recently acquired the historic Grammar School (1823), which served as the first secondary school in Orleans County. In 1869, the building was moved to its current location and, in 2015, the Town of Brownington voted to donate the building to the Museum provided it was moved back to its original location within the Museum grounds. Matching grant funds will support restoration of its historic windows and the structural repairs needed before the building can be moved.

747 Turner Hill Road
Alex Turner, a former slave, settled in Grafton in 1873. He was a well-known storyteller, a trait he passed to his daughter Daisy. The family’s oral history has made the Turner Homestead one of the best-documented African American history sites in Vermont. Birchdale Camp was originally a guest house on the Turner Farmstead, built in the form of a Tidewater Virginia cabin. Once restored with the aid of a Division grant, the property will be open to the public for interpretation.

Cemetery Hill Road
The Newfane Railroad Depot (1880) serviced the West River Railroad until 1936. Largely underutilized since that time, the depot was purchased by the Historical Society of Windham County last year with the plan to adaptive use it as the Museum of the West River. Grant funding will support efforts to rehabilitate the building, including making repairs to the exterior, windows, doors, and floor of the freight room.

85 Upper Main Street
Serving as a church since its construction in 1839, this Congregational church in the heart of Morrisville is still active. The building serves as the home for the Lamoille County Youth Center and is the location for local meals and assistance programs. The congregation recently completed a capital campaign that allowed replacement of the building’s roof and now matching grant funds will be used to repair the deteriorated stained glass windows.

1161 Martin Road
Formed in 1962, the Adamant Community Club adapted a 1890s one-room District Schoolhouse in the village of Adamant for community meetings and events. Although located in a rural community, the building is actively use throughout the year. Matching grant funds will be used to put a new metal roof on the building, repoint its brick chimney and rebuild failing entry porch steps.

1672 Beaver Meadow Road
Located in a hamlet of Norwich, the Beaver Meadow Union Chapel (1915) continues to function as a church and is one of the few remaining historic structures in the village of West Norwich. It is open for monthly non-denominational services between April and December. The building is also available for community events and meetings. A matching grant will support the congregation’s efforts to replace the building’s failing roof.

6314 VT Route 12
Constructed as a general store, this building continued in private commercial operation for over 160 years. The Barnard Community Trust, a non-profit organization, purchased the building after the store closed, and now leases it to a commercial operator. The building is at the center of Barnard’s village, across from public access to Silver Lake, and serves both locals and tourists. Matching grant funds will support structural repairs, drainage work, and moisture remediation in the store’s basement.

23 Route 105
Built in 1903-4 in the center of Island Pond, this station was originally used for passenger service before being converted to freight crew and maintenance quarters; it was abandoned in the 1980s. The railroad donated the building to the Town of Brighton in 1990, and it is currently leased to several tenants, including a local bank, police department, and Island Pond Historical Society. Grant funds will offset the costs of replacing building’s failing asphalt-shingled roof.

28 Old Stone House Road
This late Federal-style house was built by Cyrus Eaton, a trustee of the Orleans County Grammar School. It was acquired by the Old Stone House Museum in 1971 for its administrative offices and is now used for collections storage and as the library/research center. This is one of seven buildings owned and maintained by the museum. A matching grant will allow the museum to replace the building’s wood-shingled roof with historically appropriate wood shakes.

578 Old West Church Road
Constructed between 1823 and 1825 by five Protestant denominations, the Old West Church is maintained by the Old West Church Association. Open daily, the building is used for a variety of public uses, including religious services, plays, memorial services, weddings, concerts, festivals, public forums, and tours. It stands as an excellent and intact example of an 18th-century meeting house. Grant funds will support work to repair and paint the building’s tower lantern and spire.

87 Hill Street
The Danville Congregational Church has been a site of worship since 1792, with the current church building dedicated in 1897. In 2014, the congregation embarked on an ambitious multi-year capital campaign to restore and rehabilitate this historic building, as well as address facility needs. Grant funding will now allow the church to restore eight custom-built historic wooden storm windows protecting stained-glass windows in the sanctuary.

8 Fletcher Road
This brick and timber Greek Revival-style church was constructed in 1838, and enlarged in 1850. It has been in continuous use since that time. The church houses the local food shelf and is used by several community groups on a regular basis. Grant funds will support work to repair and protect the slate roof at the west side of the building, with the replacement of missing and broken slates and installing a new metal drip edge, snow belt, and ridge cap.

68 South Pleasant Street
Middlebury’s first town hall, this building included spaces for offices in its lower level with large theater space above. When the town moved its offices in 1960, the building went through a period of decline. In 2000, the building was purchased by the Town Hall Theater, Inc., which completed a $5 million restoration to create a flexible state-of-the-art theater, now in its 10th season. Grant funds will support ongoing exterior masonry repairs to replace approximately 500 spalling bricks.

64 State Street
Christ Episcopal Church was first organized in 1840, with construction of the current church in 1866-68. The church, its neighboring Parish Hall, and outdoor courtyard facing State Street are extensively used by the public. In the past five years, the congregation has undertaken several large building projects, supported in part by a previous Historic Preservation Grant. The focus of the current grant project is to address masonry at the church’s façade and bell tower, including flashing and roof repairs.

135 Main Street
Founded in 1894, the Kellogg-Hubbard Library initially housed a public library and art gallery. The library has expanded multiple times, most recently with construction of an addition in 2000. It is one of the busiest libraries in Vermont, with over 210,000 patron visits annually. Grant funds will support restoration of the main building’s large historic window sash, making them operable once again.

122 School Street
The Italianate-style Pawlett Town Hall was built cooperatively between the town and a local businessman to serve as a town hall and commercial enterprise. The building continues to serve as the town hall, housing municipal offices. The second-floor auditorium is used for a variety of meetings and contains a historic plaster ceiling with delicate decorative stenciling discovered in 2009. Grant funds will support continued work to restore this highly significant historic element of the building.

22 South Main Street
Constructed as a Unitarian church, this building was originally one story, but was raised with a new ground floor added in the second half of the 19th century. In the 1930s, Rochester’s Congregational, Unitarian, and Methodist congregations merged, and the church was deeded to the town for use as a library. A matching grant will support restoration of one of the building’s seven stained glass windows—the “Guernsey” window— which had become so deteriorated that it was temporarily removed.

279 Main Street
Designed by Mary Mixer Platt, this library was donated to the Town of Shoreham in honor of her late husband. Significant investment has been made in the building over the past 10 years, including sensitive efficiency upgrades and a major addition in 2011 that doubled the library’s square footage. Grant funds will now be used to address the library’s historic front entry by rebuilding the marble steps and column supports, and restoring the wooden columns supporting the portico.

The Green
Located on the green in South Royalton, this memorial was erected to honor Hannah Hunter Handy, who rescued boys captured during the 1780 Royalton Raid. It is the only monument in Vermont commemorating action taken by a woman during the Revolutionary War. The monument, made of Barre granite, was crafted by Adams and McNichols of White River Junction. Grant funds will help the town restore the monument, including building a new base and constructing a new internal support system.

27 Church Street
One of three churches at the top of Taylor Park in St. Albans, the First Congregational Church is still used for worship and by various community groups, including the Franklin County Food shelf, Watershed Mentoring program, and multiple music groups. It also houses the “town clock.” Grant funds will tackle multiple masonry repairs at the church’s exterior, including work at the tower pinnacles and deteriorated brick buttresses.

12 Brook Road
Built as a meetinghouse for both religious worship and secular business, the iconic Strafford Town House is owned by the Town of Strafford. It is still used for town meetings and as a polling station each year. Well over 1,000 people visited the Town House in 2017. Although the building is in relatively good condition, the upper level of its iconic tower, including the belfry, lantern and spire, will be restored with the aid of this matching grant.

7 Church Street
North Universalist Church was constructed in 1835. An adjoining structure known as the “parlors addition” was added in 1885, housing a fellowship room and kitchen. The church still has an active congregation of roughly 150 members and is used for a variety of religious and community purposes. Grant funding will support efforts to complete roofing, flashing, and siding repairs to the parlors addition and its connection to the main chapel.

137 North Main Street
Constructed in 1793 as a community church, this building also served as an Odd Fellows Hall before becoming the home of the Old Church Theater in 1984. This community theater group puts on five productions annually. A matching grant will support work to address serious structural framing concerns to ensure the theater group can continue to use the building safely.

168 Archibald Street
The oldest continually operated synagogue in Vermont, the Ahavath Gerim Synagogue was constructed in 1885. The building is currently home to two Jewish congregations and is open to the public for community, music and dance events. Grant funds will support work to repair the building’s slate roof, including installation of a new copper ridge cap, replacement of missing/broken slates, installation of a cricket, and flashing repairs around the chimney.

152 Pearl Street
The Unitarian Universalist Meeting House was built in 1816, standing as a landmark at the head of Burlington’s Church Street. It is used as a gathering place for social organizations and as a venue for meetings, concerts, and events. Preservation funds will partially fund work to consolidate and repair the window frames and sills of the main sanctuary and lower level. Work will also include the complete restoration of the monumental arched window at the front of the church’s tower.

193 Grand Army of the Republic Road
Memorial Hall is one of a handful of Grand Army of the Republic memorial halls dedicated to the memory of the Union veterans of the Civil War. Built in 1885, the building has long served as a community gathering place, hosting a wide range of civic events. The North Calais Memorial Hall Association was recently formed to ensure the continued use of the building. This matching grant will help address structural deficiencies that forced its recent closure.

21 Missisquoi Street
Originally a Baptist Church (1853), this building underwent significant renovations and was moved to its current location in 1896 and was purchased by the Masons in 1962. The building is currently used by the local food shelf and the local masonic lodge. The property’s prominent side lawn is used for local public events and festivals. Grant funds will support restoration of windows on the southern elevation; this is a phased restoration approach that will tackle additional windows in the future.

35 East Shore N Road
Constructed as a hotel called Island Villa in 1901 and then used as a Catholic girl’s summer camp known as Camp Marycrest between 1956 and 1993, the Grand Isle Lake house is now owned by the Preservation Trust of Vermont. It is used as a seasonal venue for both private events and by a variety of non-profit organizations as a retreat center. Matching grant funds will support a multiyear project to repair the building’s distinctive mansard roof, including in kind replacement of its cedar shingles.

24 Quarry Road
The Duba Blacksmith Shop was constructed in 1830 and used as a blacksmith shop and forge by three generations of the Duba family for over 130 years. In 1960, the building and its contents were donated to the Isle La Motte Historical Society, which now uses the building to exhibit and interpret Isle la Motte’s industrial past. Matching grant funds will support a comprehensive scope of rehabilitation work from foundation to roof.

30 Lower Main Street
Originally part of Johnson Academy and named after the school’s founder, Chesamore Hall was constructed in 1866. It was owned by Johnson State College between 1957 and 1981 and purchased by Vermont Studio Center in 1984. The building currently houses 16 artist studios, two print shops, and a photography darkroom. It is open to the public twice monthly for Open Studio evenings. A Division for Historic Preservation grant will allow the Studio Center to replace the building’s standing seam metal roof.

4886 Main Street
Originally constructed as a schoolhouse by William Humphrey, the building was converted into a public library in the 1890s, and following World War I, it became Proctor’s Town Hall. Grant funds will help the town will address the failing entry steps and retaining wall at the front of the building that have become a safety concern; the project includes drainage work to prevent future damage.

1500 East Main Street
The Bay Park Stone House was built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Initially, it was named Stone Bath House and served swimmers at the Bay. The building hosts school groups, social functions, and concerts in the central auditorium, with a public restroom and changing room in the wings. The Town of St. Albans is embarking on a major rehabilitation campaign and matching funds from the Division for Historic Preservation will support repair of the building’s doors and windows.

St. Andrew’s Church (1877) continues to be used for religious services and is also used by a wide variety of community groups. Since 2011, it has hosted a summer/fall series of concerts and provided local meals and meeting space. The church received a Historic Preservation Grant in 2014 to undertake several important repairs, including installation of a new roof. This 2019 matching grant will support restoration of the stained-glass windows on the building’s south elevation.

596 Lake Road
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located next to the city green in Vergennes. Constructed in 1834, the Gothic Revival design was drawn by John Henry Hopkins, Vermont’s first Episcopal Bishop. An important community gathering place, Historic Preservation Grant funds will help the church restore three large stained-glass windows facing the green of the 1834 Gothic Revival-style church.

The United Baptist Church was built in 1805 and is one of the most outstanding Federal-style churches in Vermont. Set on the green in East Poultney, it has undergone two major renovations in its history, with the insertion of a second level in 1840 and a basement in 1983. A matching grant from the Division for Historic Preservation will allow the church to address major repairs needed to restore the building’s iconic steeple.

6 Park Street
Tenney Memorial Library was constructed in 1897 and continues to serve as a community library and gathering place. The library completed repairs to the slate roof with the help of a 2015 Historic Preservation Grant and will use this grant to fund repairs the entry doors, historic windows, and original plaster in the children’s room.

46 Church Street
One of the earliest Gothic Revival-style churches in Vermont, St. James Episcopal Church was design by English architect William Passman. It was constructed in 1829. The church continues to be used for worshipping by the congregation, with space available for a variety of community meetings and events, including suppers, meetings, concerts, and holiday activities. Matching grant funds from the Division for Historic Preservation will support restoration of four stained-glass windows.

46 Granite Street
The Barre Labor Hall was built by Italian granite workers as a local socialist union hall and headquarters of the Granite Workers Union. It one of Vermont’s 18 National Historic Landmarks and is still actively used for public meetings and events. Grant funds will enable masonry work on the chimney and exterior walls, replacement of the cracked granite entry steps, and interior repairs to an unused second-floor space that will be repurposed for additional meeting space and a labor library/research center.

60 Monument Avenue
Constructed by builder/architect Lavius Fillmore in the Federal style, the First Congregational Church of Bennington replaced an earlier building on this site used for civic and religious purposes. It is open for worshipping, welcoming 10,000 visitors annually each day between June and September. The church will receive funding to repoint the stone foundation and repair/rebuilding the brick chimney, including installation of a bluestone cap.

31 Gay Hill Rd
Constructed as a church and meeting place at the Lympus crossroads in Bethel, this modest vernacular Greek Revival-style country church was constructed in 1837 and is still used seasonally for services and community events. The church will receive matching state grant funds to replace the leaking metal roof with a new galvalume standing seam metal.

1 Carver Street
Constructed between 1831-1832, the Brandon Congregational Church is a transitional Federal/Greek Revival-style structure that continues to serve as an important community landmark. It is the site of the local food shelf and provides space for a variety of local groups offer performances, meetings, and social services. Grant funds will enable slate repairs to the roofs of the main church and fellowship hall. The clocktower shall receive new flashing and carpentry repairs.

600 South Willard Street
Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church
Originally constructed as All Saints Episcopal Chapel, this church was constructed of local redstone and stands as an iconic landmark in Burlington. The Greek Orthodox community purchased the chapel in 1961, converting it into a place of worship for the local Greek Orthodox and European Orthodox communities. Grant funds will allow repairs to the exterior and stained-glass windows, which includes installation of custom storm windows.

2858 Spear Street
Located in East Charlotte village, the Charlotte Grange was originally constructed as a Lyceum Hall about 1870. It served as a “Young Men’s Literary Club” and school before being acquired by the Grange in 1958. Today, it is a community space for rummage sales, dinners, library story time, and musical performances. A matching grant will allow the Grange to repair the entry doors and eight large schoolhouse windows.

The Franklin Town Hall is a well-used community building beloved by this small northern border town. It was constructed in 1875 as a central community meeting house. The modest wood-frame structure hides arched ceilings and a stage ornamented by a painted curtain (artist Ray Hefflon, 1929). The building’s use has increased, welcoming drama productions, school events, library activities, summer learning camps, recreation department activities, and harvest dinners. A matching grant will allow the town to replace the building’s leaking metal roof.

316 Mission Farm Road
Set on 172 acres between Woodstock and Rutland, Mission Hill Farm was initially a family homestead begun by Josiah Wood Jr. Elizabeth Wood Clement oversaw construction of the stone church in 1894-1895, then deeded the property to the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont to serve as a mission church. The property is still managed by an active congregation and widely used by the Killington Community for recreation. It includes five hiking trails open to the public. Grant funds will enable replacement of the church’s asphalt-shingle roof.

52 East River Road
Constructed with funds from a bequest in the 1920s, Burnham Hall is maintained by the Walter S. Burnham Committee. It is actively used for a variety of community activities such as fundraisers, weddings, rummage sales, educational classes, workshops, seminars, and concerts. It also provides space for Town Meeting, local elections, and public hearings/meetings. A matching grant will repair twelve of the original concrete windows sills.

Ilsley Library was purpose-built as a library for the Town of Middlebury through the generous donations of benefactors, Col. Silas A. and Mary Ilsley. The iconic library is open six days a week, attracting roughly 150,000 visitors annually. A matching grant will help the Town to repair the library’s original 1923 windows.

3130 VT Route 22A
The Old Stone Schoolhouse was constructed in 1839 on land donated to the Town of Shoreham by Ashbel Catlin. The one-room school, built of local Panton stone, accommodated grades 1 through 8 until 1889. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Boy Scouts held meetings in the building. In 1969 the Town began leasing it to the newly formed Shoreham Historical Society. More recently, with the support of local voters, the Town completed major foundation repairs to secure the structure. This matching state grant will fund replacement of the leaking wood shingle roof and repointing of the stonework.

The Richardsonian Romanesque-style Fairbanks Museum was designed by the acclaimed architect, Lambert Packard. It was constructed in 1890-91 with funding provided by Franklin Fairbanks for use as a museum to hold his extensive collection of natural history specimens. Fairbanks vision of a public museum with a strong education component continues today as the museum hosts 30,000+ visitors and 12,000 students annually. The museum will use matching grant funds to address issues within the masonry of the museum’s north and south towers.

27 Grand Avenue
Swanton’s public library was created in 1898 by the King’s Daughters, a philanthropic Christian organization. To house the library collection, the organization funded construction of a building in 1915 with the first floor used as a reading room and the second floor as a meeting space. Today, this active public library is owned by the Town and open for community programs, meetings, and education classes. The Town of Swanton will use state grant funds to repair the building’s historic windows.

16 South Main Street
The plans for this Beaux Arts-style library were drawn by Paul C. Hunter, a renowned New York architect. Lyman Pettee donated funds for its construction in memory of his parents. The building has operated as Wilmington’s library for nearly 115 years. In 2013, the slate and copper roof were replaced. Now, with the support of this matching grant, the original wood windows will be restored and weatherized to better protect the collection.

The American Precision Museum occupies the four-story Robbins & Lawrence Company Armory, built in 1846. The company was a pioneer in manufacturing of interchangeable parts and mechanized production using waterpower. However, by 1966, years after the closing of the company, the building was in danger of being demolished. Edwin Albert Battison organized the purchase of the property for use as a museum devoted to historic machine tools. Matching grant funds will support window restoration work on the museum’s south elevation.

69 Robinson Cemetery Road
One of the oldest historic structures in Calais, the 1803 Robinson Sawmill remained in active operation until 1958. In 1961, the Aldrich Memorial Association (AMA) was created to preserve the mill. The sawmill is open to the public year-round and is a short walk from the Kent Tavern State Historic Site. The AMA was awarded this matching grant to help address the dry-laid foundation and timber framing at the south side of the building, which has been undermined in recent years by drainage issues.

Wheelock’s Town Hall, constructed in 1871, is still used for town meetings. It anchors the Wheelock Common Historic District and is the last remaining historic public building in the village center. In 1972, the town hall was moved slightly south to its current location and placed on a full basement that houses the town offices. This grant project will address structural deficiencies in the roof structure, which currently limit use of the building’s main hall.

53 School Street
Originally a church, the East Fairfield Union Meeting House was connected for many years with the Bakersfield Congregational Church. It was deeded to the Fairfield Community Center Association in 2012. As the only large space in the village of East Fairfield, the building is an important gathering place for music, lectures, meetings, weddings, theater, summer camps, and senior programs. This matching grant will support the group’s effort to repair the building’s historic windows.

Designed by George H. Guernsey and constructed in 1892, Bethel’s Town Hall was used for a variety of functions over the years including as the public library, a roller rink, basketball court, fire station, and masonic lodge. In 2010, the Town began a major restoration effort, returning the building to its original exterior appearance. Today, the building is used as a community, civic, and cultural center. Grant funding will support work to scrape and re-paint the distinctive pressed metal of the building’s clock tower.

152 Pearl Street
Located at the head of Church Street in Burlington and a recognizable icon of both the City and State, the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House is a gathering place for many social organizations, and as a venue for a mix of concerts, presentations and Burlington’s First Night celebration. The Society was awarded a matching grant to support restoration of the eight historic windows at the bell tower.

636 Marble Street
The former Vermont Marble Co. Coping Shop, built in 1892 from blocks of local marble, originally served as an industrial space for the manufacture of architectural stone. In 2009, the building was donated to the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center (CSSC), which provides classroom space for various workshops from stone and wood carving, to welding and copper smithing. CSSC received this grant to replace the building’s north gable windows, currently boarded over. The restoration will be based on historic documentation.

632 Grassy Brook Road
Church services at the Brookline Baptist Church (constructed 1836) ceased in 1945 and ownership of the building was recently transferred to the Town, which began a campaign to rehabilitate and re-open the building as the Brookline Community Center. Planned uses include town meetings, lectures, musical performances, movie nights, exhibits, and weddings. Grant funding will support work to replace the failing belfry roof and repair its balustrade and decorative wooden pinnacles.

32 Pleasant Valley Road
Originally built in 1861, the District 5 School was enlarged in 1915 with the addition of a second story. After a fire in 1951, the building ceased to serve as a school. In 1983, the Underhill Historical Society restored the building. The goals of the current rehabilitation project are to make the building fully operational, with the Historical Society using the second floor and the first floor available for meetings, events, and classes. Grant funding will support sheathing, siding, and trim repairs to secure the exterior.

Bixby Library has served as a free community library since its construction in 1911-1912 and continues to serve the towns of Vergennes, Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, and Waltham. A matching preservation grant will support the library’s ongoing work to preserve the building, specifically addressing the deterioration causing leaks in the roof around the chimney, and the brick and limestone parapet.

987 Union Village Road
Built in 1937, the Root School was used as a school until 1945 and, in 1952, was deeded to the Root District Game Club for use as a hunting clubhouse, horse riding clubhouse, and community facility. The matching grant will allow the Club to install a new concrete foundation and correct drainage problems that necessitated closure of the building in 2011. The building will then be available to the community for a wide range of uses.

This school was in continuous use until 2008. With later non-historic additions to the school removed, the original brick portion of the building along with its rear ell are to be rehabilitated. Currently, the south classroom is used by the Weathersfield Food Shelf. The north classroom will be available for public meetings and house a satellite library. The Town was awarded funding to restore the windows of the original 1879 brick portion of the building.

2 Elm Street
Originally constructed as a church in 1899, this building was purchased by the Masons in 1948. It continues to be used by an active Order of the Eastern Star, which makes the building available for local private and civic groups including senior lunches, Meals on Wheels, Boy and Girl Scout events, hunter safety programs, Buddhist functions, weddings, Sunday breakfasts, and fundraisers. A matching grant will help the Masons restore the building’s original stained glass windows.

145 East Main Street
Methodist Episcopal Church (Stone Valley Arts)
Originally a Methodist Church dating to 1822, this building was purchased by the Masons in 1869. It also operated the Fox Hill Arts Center for many years before being donated to the Preservation Trust of Vermont in 2015. The building is now leased to Stone Valley Arts, a non-profit arts organization that uses it to host art activities and programs. Matching funds will support repair of masonry and wood elements on the rear elevation and repairs to the distinctive portico columns.

296 VT Route 1120
Constructed in 1894, this building serves as the town offices and public library for Chelsea. It is also the local polling station, gathering place for town meetings, and provides space for a variety of classes, school functions, and events. Grant funding shall allow the Town to undertake the work necessary to repair three structural piers in the basement and to complete flashing repairs around the building’s two chimneys and a roof vent.

The District #20/Central School (1881) served as a village school, Chester’s first high school, and then the central primary school into the 1950s. It is currently owned by the Town and leased to the Chester Historical Society. The building is open to the public seasonally with exhibits related to the Town’s history. This matching grant will support work to restore the building’s large historic six-over-six windows, basement and transom windows, as well as two side entry doors.

The Bennington Museum acquired the former St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (1855) in 1923. The museum offers exhibitions focused on the art and history of Bennington and Vermont to around 20,000 visitors a year. Matching state grant funds will address water management at the museum’s entrance courtyard, including installation of new gutters as well as repair and repainting of woodwork.

235 College Street
The Fletcher Free Library (1904) is one of only four Carnegie libraries constructed in Vermont and continues to serve as a public library, with the original portion of the building in use as the Children’s Library. A grant from the Division for Historic Preservation will support repointing and cleaning of the building’s brick and marble masonry exterior.

2 Common Road
In 1928, Cabot’s Congregational Church combined its congregation with the Methodist Church across the Common and became known as the United Church of Cabot, the only remaining church open in the village. Grant funds will address high-priority repairs to the 1849 structure, including roof and tower repairs, and carpentry work and exterior painting.

122 Cambridge Road
Originally constructed as a church between 1871 and 1872 the Fletcher Meeting House was taken over by the Historical Society in 2011 and is currently used as their headquarters for events and meeting space. Matching grant funds will support restoration of 12 unusual historic windows at the main hall, drainage remediation, and carpentry repairs at the building’s north elevation.

Used as a town hall and meeting house since its construction in 1875, Franklin’s Town Hall continues to be used for town meetings, elections and a variety of community groups. Grant funds awarded this year will support a project to address the building’s leaking roof and foundation issues caused by poor drainage.

475 Calvin Coolidge Memorial Hwy
Erected in 1817 as a tavern, the Broad Brook House has also served as an inn, stagecoach stop, barbershop, post office, dance hall, Masonic lodge, schoolhouse, and for the last 78 years as the town’s general store. A 2015 grant will support repairs to the foundation of the building’s ell and shed additions to allow expansion of the store, and additional commercial and community uses.

The Hardwick Town House was originally constructed in 1860 as a town hall and academy but was converted to an opera house in 1898. It continues to serve seasonally as a cultural facility. Rehabilitation of the hall’s historic windows aided by grant funds is another step towards making the building available for use year-round.

Owned by the Town of Newbury, Tenney Memorial Library (1896) has served as a community library for over 100 years. Matching grant funds will support repair of the building’s historic slate roof as well as the first phase of custom replication and replacement of its architecturally significant terra cotta roof tiles.

An active church since its construction in 1879, the Congregational Church was moved to its present location in 1844. It is widely used by the community for religious and secular events. The matching grant funds will be used to help restore the building’s historic windows.

121 Village Green
Pittsford’s Congregational Church, constructed between 1835 and 1837, has been in continuous use since its construction and today is used for weekly worship services as well as by a number of educational, civic and service organizations. A matching grant will be used to restore the building’s significant Gothic Revival-style windows.

123 Pitkin Road
Constructed as a barn for grain and hay storage in 1868, the Goddard College Hay Barn Theatre was converted to multi-purpose office/meeting and theater space following purchase of the property by the college in 1938. Today, the building is also used for community activities. A matching grant will support replacement of deteriorated siding with new cedar shingles.

18 High Street
Built as a Universalist Church, this building was converted into a Town Hall and Opera House in 1911. In the past five years, Plainfield residents have invested a significant sum of money for renovation of the building as an Opera House and community gathering space. A 2015 Historic Preservation grant will support installation of a new roof and carpentry repairs.

55 West Street
One of several neighborhood schools constructed in Rutland, the Longfellow Building (1890) has been the main administration building for the Rutland City School District since 1974. Matching grant funds will support comprehensive repairs to the building’s exterior including roofing, masonry and window restoration.

320 US Route 2
Constructed as a Protestant Church in 1816, the Old White Meeting House is used today for a community benefit shop and as a garage for the town’s Volunteer Fire Department. Recently, the town succeeded in a major campaign to restore the building’s historic cupola. Grant funds will now support an important project to repair the building’s slate roof.

15 Library Street
The Abbott Memorial Library, constructed in 1905, is the most architecturally distinct building in Pomfret and a source of local pride. Matching grant funds will support reproduction and restoration of the library’s distinctive decorative terra cotta roof tiles.

Taylor Park
Donated to the City of St. Albans in 1887, the zinc Taylor Park Fountain is listed as a contributing resource in the city’s National Register historic district. Recently, disassembled to allow for restoration, the fountain’s base, pool and water system will be restored with the aid of state grant funds.

One of Vermont’s best known museums, the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium was constructed by Franklin Fairbanks between 1890 and 1891 to house his personal natural history collection. Today, it is a destination for visitors from across the state and beyond with annual visitation of around 23,000, plus 12,000 students. Grant funds will support pressing repairs to the building’s slate roof.

The East Calais general store was built around 1850. In December 2019, when the store closed, the East Calais Community Trust (ECT) was formed and acquired the building with plans to restore its historic exterior, renovate its interior, and lease the store to an operator. ECT will receive historic preservation grant support to repair the building’s distinctive two-story front porch, its historic storefront windows, siding and trim, and chimneys.

Originally constructed as a church, the Granville Town Hall functions as the Town’s municipal center. This required the insertion of a second floor below the original sanctuary in 1871, providing space for municipal functions. The Town will use grant funds to complete restoration of the building’s steeple.

71 North Main Street
The Chandler Center for the Arts was constructed through the local philanthropy of Colonel Albert B. Chandler. In 1947, it was deeded to the Town, which considered demolishing the building before a local group spearheaded an ambitious rehabilitation project beginning in 1972. Today the Chandler attracts about 20,000 visitors annually, with musical events, children and youth programming, art exhibitions etc. The Chandler was awarded grant assistance to complete phase one of a major interior plaster restoration campaign.

1 Park Street
Erected in 1829 by Eben Judd and his son-in-law Lebbeus Harris, the Judd-Harris House was purchased in 1875 by Henry Sheldon, who gradually converted the building into a repository for his collection of objects related to the area’s history. In 1882 the Vermont Legislature issued the charter for the Sheldon Art Museum, Archaeological & Historical Society, Inc., enabling Henry Sheldon to open the building to the public – a use that continues to this day. The Museum will use grant funds to restore 27 windows on the main Judd-Harris House.

152 Pearl Street
Located at the head of Church Street in Burlington, the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House is a highly visible landmark of both the city and state. Constructed as a church, the meetinghouse continues to serve as a house of worship as well as a gathering place for social organizations and as a venue for a mix of concerts, presentations and for Burlington’s First Night. Grant funds will support work to re-point deteriorated brick walls and repair the doubleleaf door on the south elevation.

21 Missisquoi Street
Built in 1853 as the Free Will Baptist Church and originally located on Lincoln Park, this building was struck by lightning in 1896 and shortly afterwards moved to its current location. The Masons purchased the building in 1962 and continue to utilize it for meetings, community meals and functions, while the Enosburg Food Shelf operates out of the lower level. A matching grant will be used to restore colored glass windows on the building’s west elevation.

37 Academy Lane
McIndoe Falls Academy was one of the earliest institutions to offer secondary education in this region and served as a school until 1969. The Board of Trustees is working to redevelop the building as a vibrant, self-sustaining community center providing cultural, social, and educational activities for local residents. Grant funds will support structural repairs to the building’s roof trusses and the east elevation sill.

Constructed for the Chester Village School District, this building also served as the Town’s first public high school between 1885 and 1912. Today it is used by the Chester Historical Society and the Chester Art Guild for museum and exhibit purposes and a variety of public events. The Town is also considering future expanded use of the building as a welcome center. Matching grant funds will allow the Town to complete in kind replacement of the building’s slate roof.

1133 Ridge Road
The Newton House was built c. 1835 by Marvin Newton, a blacksmith, and remained in the family until 1937 when it was conveyed to the Brookfield Historical Society. The house is remarkably intact as it was never updated with central heating or indoor plumbing, and today constitutes a remarkable example of early 19th-century regional building technology and architectural fashions. The Historical Society will receive a matching grant to complete a plaster restoration project.

68 South Pleasant Street
Middlebury’s first town hall opened in 1884 and is the work of local architect Clinton Smith. Forty years after the Town moved to new offices in 1960, the building was purchased by Town Hall Theater, Inc. (THT). THT is now in its 13th season, hosting over 165 events annually. A matching grant will support masonry re-pointing, repairs to the slate roof and storm windows, and replication of the exterior stage door.

1862 VT Route 106
Weathersfield Elementary School, District No. 1
This school was in continuous use until 2008 when Weathersfield’s elementary schools were consolidated. Today, the south classroom of the school is used by the Weathersfield Food Shelf. The Town will use a matching grant to restore the building’s cupola, including reinforcing the structure; repair of wooden elements in kind; exterior painting; and repair of the bell’s cast iron bell ringer.

The Hyde Park Opera House was built in 1912 as the town hall. In 1952, a young minister named John Knight proposed using the building as a theater to support a community fundraiser and the Lamoille County Players (LCP) were born. Today the building hosts 4-5 theatrical productions a year, a children’s theater workshop, and various local artist performances. LCP was awarded a matching grant to address deteriorating siding and framing at the southeast corner of the building caused by water infiltration next to the ADA ramp.

The Moretown Town Hall has served as a municipal building since its construction in 1835. It is used for a variety of community uses, including town meeting, school events and theater productions. The Town is also exploring the idea of moving the library and historical society into the building. A matching grant will allow for complete repair and weatherization of the building’s wood windows and doors.

46 Granite Street
This National Historic Landmark building was constructed in 1900 by Italian-born granite workers as a local union hall and headquarters of the Granite Workers Union. Today it is operated by the Barre Historical Society and is still in active use as a public meeting and event space. The Society will use the awarded matching grant to complete interior repairs in two upstairs rooms. The renovated spaces will provide a home for a public Labor Studies Center and a rental office space.

20 Mill Street
Adams Grist Mill was constructed in 1831. It functioned as a water-powered grist mill until 1930 when it was adapted to electric power. In 1964 the family of the last mill operator helped to form the Bellows Falls Historical Society to preserve the mill as a museum. A state grant will assist in work to install a replacement slate roof on the main building.

98 Old Stonehouse Road
Athenian Hall was built between 1833 and 1836 to serve as a dormitory for the Orleans County Grammar School. In 1918 the building was put up for auction and threatened with demolition. The Orleans County Historical Society saved the building by acquiring it in 1925; it is now one of several historic buildings operated by the Orleans County Historical Society as the Old Stone House Museum. The museum was awarded a modest matching grant to complete interior plaster repairs and painting in underutilized rooms. This work will enable the expansion of new and rotating exhibits.

20 Crowley Street
A local chapter of a national German American cultural organization constructed this building to host social events and community gatherings in 1905. Following World War II, the club adjusted to the evolving cultural landscape to be more inclusive and changed its name to the Champlain Club. Today the building is used as a community center and performing arts and dance space. A Historic Preservation grant will support substantial repairs to the front and west elevations of the building, including reconstruction of the roof over the front entry.

3 Court Street
Originally a single-family house, this building was converted into Wellspring Waldorf School in the early 1990s. After the school moved, the house remained empty for eight years. By 2018, it was threatened with demolition until Orange County worked with the Orange County Restorative Justice Center to repurpose the building to provide office and meeting space for a variety of social services in partnership with DCF, Capstone and the Clara Martin Center. Matching grant funds will support rehabilitation of the building’s exterior features and structural components.

87 Hill Street
The Danville Congregational Church has been located on its current site since 1792. The existing church building was constructed in 1897 after a major fire and was designed by Marshall Morrill with a Greek Revival form embellished Queen Anne-inspired details. It continues to serve as a house of worship while also being actively used by the wider community. A matching grant will allow the church to replace the asphalt shingle roof of the church tower.

347 Peacham Road
The Danville Train Station was originally constructed in 1871 and served as a passenger and freight depot for more than a century by the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad and the Saint Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad. Grant funding will support a major rehabilitation effort to rehabilitate the Depot as a transportation hub for users of the adjacent Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, including essential amenities like water, public restrooms, secure bicycle parking, and a repair station. The Danville Historical Society and the Chamber of Commerce will have a presence with kiosks that promote local businesses and events as well as rotating educational displays.

62 Quaker Street
Constructed with funds from a bequest in the 1920s, Burnham Hall is owned by the Town of Lincoln and managed by the Walter S. Burnham Committee. It is abundantly used for a variety of community activities including fundraisers, weddings, rummage sales, classes, workshops, seminars, and concerts. It is also used for Town Meeting, local elections, and public hearings and meetings. This modest grant will support work to repair failing seams on a copper section of the building’s roof.

Purpose built as a library through the generous donations of benefactors Colonel Silas and Mary Ilsley, this active public library is open six days a week, attracting roughly 150,000 visitors annually. The original 1923 portion of the library is in good condition, excepting the building’s historic windows. Matching grant funds will support work to repair and restore these windows and make them operable, including woodwork repairs, weather stripping, and painting.

58 South Main Street
Paine Meeting House was built by Charles Paine in 1835-1836 for meetings and faith assemblies. Following his death in 1855, the building was purchased by the Congregational Society. The lower level of the church, called Howe Hall, has been in use since 1858 when Northfield resident Isaac Howe obtained a deed for the land under the church to build a hall for public and church use, jacking the church up three feet to insert the hall below. The congregation was awarded grant funding to restore significant historic windows on the front façade of the church and three monumental windows lighting Howe Hall.

67 North Main Street
Completed in 1903, the Kimball Library was designed by architect H.M. Francis & Sons and funded by local benefactor Robert J. Kimball. It is still used as a community library, meeting place, and center for information. The three-story red brick and brownstone Renaissance Revival-style building is surmounted by a slate roof and copper-clad cupola over a stunning stained-glass skylight. Matching grant funds will assist in a major restoration project to replace copper cladding, restore the skylight, and make structural repairs to the cupola framing.

201 Bridge Street
This Gothic Revival-style building was originally built as a church and now houses the Richmond Free Library. It was designed by noted Vermont builder George H. Guernsey and built in 1879 for the Universalist Society. It was previously adapted for use as a school cafeteria and gymnasium, before becoming the library in 1989. Today, the library serves roughly 3,000 visitors monthly and provides meeting rooms and community space for other municipal and non-profit groups. A matching grant will allow the Town to address much-needed deferred maintenance on the building’s two towers.

247 West Street
This 1865 heavy-timber building was originally built for White’s Marble Works. Later known as the “Kinsman Building,” it was a part of the Kinsman & Mills Marble & Granite Works. The building was sold in 1956 to the Lincoln Iron Works and used by a wholesale plumbing and heating supply company. In 2012 the property was acquired by the Vermont Farmers Market Education Center, which was just awarded a matching grant to make critical repairs to sheathing and failed truss of the roof and replacement of rotted sills. The blue building will provide space for a teaching kitchen, licensed production kitchen for value added production, and meeting space for educational activities.

Located just west of Taylor Park on Church Street, the former St. Albans Academy was designed in the Renaissance Revival style. It served as the local high school from 1861 until 1929 and was then utilized as an elementary school until 1970. In the mid-1970s the building became the home of the Saint Albans Museum. The first two floors of the building are dedicated to artifact exhibits, while the third floor houses the Bliss Room, an auditorium, which is an important and active event space for both the museum and the larger St. Albans community. A grant was awarded to the museum for repairs to the building’s slate roof and cupola.

St. Paul’s was built between 1875 and 1889 as a house of worship and continues to function as an active church and community facility. Funding through this state grant will aid in the restoration of multiple historic stained-glass windows.

This is the third building on this site built for the First Congregational Church of St. Albans, which was formed in 1803. Located east of Taylor Park, it is still used as an active house of worship, for music events/concerts, and as a rain site for events in the park. The church was awarded a matching grant to complete the next phase of an extensive and ongoing program of exterior masonry repairs.

19 Fuller Hill Road
Warren’s covered bridge was built in 1879 by Walter Bagley and was an integral part of the Lincoln Gap Toll Road when the Town was initially settled. It is still used for traffic and is a landmark at the village’s southern gateway, having survived both the 1927 flood and Tropical Storm Irene. Funding from a VTRANS Transportation Enhancement grant was awarded to the Town support work to repair the southwest bridge abutment. However, the original project, bid in May 2021, exceeded funding available and was further delayed by the pandemic. This award of $20,000 from VDHP will allow the project to finally move forward this spring.

2656 Weathersfield Center Road
The original dwelling on this property was constructed in 1785 by Reverend Dan Foster, the first minister of Weathersfield. It was enlarged in 1825 by Horace Cook. After being abandoned, the house was restored in the 1940s by Raymond Beardsley and following his death, the Weathersfield Historical Society was formed and took ownership of the property, opening it as a museum. This grant will facilitate framing repairs and installation of a new drainage system to address ongoing moisture issues.

24 West Allen Street
Constructed following a fire that destroyed the original church on this site, the Methodist Episcopal Church is an important landmark in Winooski with a history of inclusion. The church was attended by Buffalo Soldiers station at nearby Fort Ethan Allen between 1909 and 1913 and is a highlight in the Vermont African American Heritage Trail. Today, continuing that message of inclusion, the church shares its space with four Winooski refugee groups, Congo congregation, Nepalese congregation, A2VT refugee band, and a refugee support group. This grant funding will support important structural repairs to the historic church.

2 Meetinghouse Road
The Athens Meetinghouse was built to serve the spiritual needs of the "Old Athens Circuit.” In 1859 the Meetinghouse was given to the town and a second floor inserted for Town meetings, which were regularly held in the building until the late 1970s. An enthusiastic volunteer group is now working to expand its use, establishing a series of events and a partnership with the nearby Brookline Meetinghouse to cross promote preservation efforts. A matching state grant will allow them to install custom storm windows, replace sinking piers under the main floor, and put down a moisture barrier.

632 Grassy Brook Road
Originally the Brookline Baptist Church, this building served as a church until 1945 when it was transferred to the Ladies Benevolent Society. It was deeded to the Town of Brookline in 2014 and has undergone restoration and repair through the guidance of the Brookline Meetinghouse Committee. The town is working to expand use of the building and has partnered with the neighboring town of Athens to increase awareness for their similar projects. A matching grant was awarded to install a new foundation under the vestry addition, an important step to allow for greater use of the building.

235 College Street
One of four Carnegie libraries in Vermont, the Fletcher Free library was expanded in 1981 and serves more than 240,000 visitors annually. It is the largest and busiest library in the state. Burlington has begun an ambitious capital campaign to renovate the 1980s addition and restore the exterior of the historic Carnegie building. In support of these efforts, grant funding was awarded for masonry repairs and cleaning matched by congressional funding from Senator Leahy and local municipal funding.

716 Depot Street
The distinctive and highly visible Yosemite Firehouse was constructed in 1879 to serve Chester’s Fire District No. 2, a use it continued until 1974. The town is working to rehabilitate the building and reopen it as a fire museum, displaying a wealth of equipment already in the building. A non-profit friends group was formed to oversee conversion of the building and focus on economic sustainability. A VDHP grant will support work to restore the building’s windows and distinctive sliding vehicle door.

The Brick Church was built on Colchester Green in 1838 for the Congregationalists and Baptists, and as a Meeting House for the town. Since 1920, known as the United Church of Colchester, it has been used as an active house of worship and is frequently open for a great variety of community events. The church also hosts a support facility for feeding National Guard troops and a garden that provides fresh vegetables to the Colchester Food Pantry. Repairs to the prominent cupola and belfry will be funded in part with a preservation grant from VDHP.

21 Mississquoi Street
The Masonic Lodge was built in 1853 as the Free Will Baptist Church. Originally located on Lincoln Park, the church was struck by lightning in 1896 and subsequently moved to its present location where it underwent extensive renovations. The building is home to the Enosburg and Richford Masons, and Odd Fellows, with the Enosburg Food Shelf utilizing the lower level. The Enosburg Initiative has been energetically supporting repairs to the building, and a VDHP grant will now fund the final phase of work to restore the colored glass windows on the east elevation.

55 Railroad Street
The Central Vermont Railroad was constructed in 1869 to carry passengers and freight from St. Albans to Richford. Two years later the Freight Depot was built and, in its heyday, six trains a day passed. The Enosburg Historical Society acquired the building in the 1990s and now uses it as a local museum, offering tours and hosting monthly programming. With support from a matching grant the museum’s roof will be replaced and repairs made to the distinctive overhanging eaves.

1 Gero Court
The Ethan Allen Water Tower was the first structure built at Fort Ethan Allen. It stands 80 feet high and held 50,000 gallons of water, enough to supply the needs of 8,500 soldiers and 1,800 horses. In the 1960s the tower was deeded to the Town of Essex, which leased it to the Champlain Water District. After operations ceased, the tower was opened to the touring public until deferred maintenance rendered it unsafe. Now, with grant support, the town will complete repairs to the tower’s slate roof and replace 10 missing and damaged windows.

Originally constructed as a church, the Granville Town Hall was altered by the installation of a second floor below the original sanctuary in 1871 to provide space for municipal functions. Today the Granville Town Hall serves as the town’s municipal center and is used for the annual town meeting, board and committee meetings, and community events. A matching preservation grant will provide funding to the town to repair the historic windows.

1209 Melendy Hill Road
In 1817, the village of Algiers erected a house of worship – the first Episcopal Church in Vermont. Christ Church’s final rector left in 1876 and when a threat emerged to move the building in 1951, community members formed the Society for the Preservation of Christ’s Church. The building remains in use for Episcopal and other church services, and hosts weddings, funerals, concerts, and community events. The society is working to expand uses for events focused on education and social and racial justice. The matching grant will be used to complete structural, flashing, and slate repairs to the roof.

Owned by the Town of Hardwick, Memorial Building was built in 1911 to house municipal offices and provide meeting space for local chapters of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps. The building continues to serve as a busy municipal hub, with space for municipal offices and Hardwick’s Community Access TV. In 1991, the original slate roof was replaced in kind. Now 30 years old, it is due for repairs, which will be funded with the support of a VDHP grant.

This architectural jewel box was built and then donated to the Town of Hardwick in 1896 by Malvina Jeudevine and continues to be an active library. Over the past eight years library trustees and staff have been working on a capital campaign to expand the library and town voters passed a bond to support a project that will make the building ADA compliant. While undertaking this ambitious project, the library will use a VDHP grant to restore five historic stained-glass windows and refinish original oak and maple flooring.

329 Browns Trace Road
Constructed as a Universalist Church, this building became a novelty shop and was used for manufacturing wooden toys and washboards in the 1870s. It was converted into a community hall in 1912 and then used by the local high school. In 1992 the Jericho Center Preservation Association bought the building and used it for a wide variety of community activities. A matching grant will now allow the association to restore the historic windows.

15 School Street
The South Londonderry Library was founded by a group of local citizens in 1902. In 1964 they purchased the home of Lizzie McAllister, one of the original trustees, as the permanent home for the library, which serves the local towns of Londonderry, Jamaica, Windham, Stratton, South Londonderry, and Peru. The library’s grant award will tackle the poor drainage at the building’s southwest corner.

The Centre (Sanborn) Covered Bridge was constructed in 1869 on Center Street in Lyndon. It is one of two remaining Paddleford Truss covered bridges in Vermont. In 1960, the bridge was moved one mile upriver to its present location and was privately owned from 1960 to 2022. Now, the Town of Lyndon is working to restore and revitalize the bridge, creating a riverfront park to provide a welcoming gateway into the community that unites history, public art, and outdoor recreation trails. Grant funding awarded by VDHP will support structural repairs to the bridge as part of this effort.

In 1794, members of the Congregational Church raised funds to build the Peacham meeting house, designed by architect and builder Edward Clark and completed in 1806. Originally built as a dual church and community meeting house, it has remained in constant use for religious and secular activities and, in 2021, the Peacham Children’s Center began operations, sharing the use of the lower-level social hall. A matching grant will be used to repair and restore the bell tower and steeple, and the lower-level entry canopy.

The US Post Office & Customs House was constructed for the Postal Service and US Customs in this important Canadian border town during a period of economic boom. In the 1980s the town purchased the building to prevent its abandonment. Today, the post office continues to occupy a portion of the building and NorthCountry Federal Credit Union will move into recently vacated space. The town was awarded matching grant funds to repair damaged plaster in several locations caused by a prior roof leak.

The Royalton Congregational Church, a transitional Federal/Greek Revival-style building was constructed in 1839-40 and continues to serve an active congregation. It is used for church services and musical events, plus the Church Guild meets here monthly to raise money for local organizations. The 1882 George Ryder one-manual tracker organ is a draw to visitors. Grant funds awarded by VDHP will be used to address moisture issues and repair structural damage to floor joists.

65 Canada Street
Swanton’s Catholic congregation erected the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1925. The stained-glass windows were made in France by the world-renowned stained-glass fabricator Jules Pierre Maumejean & Sons. Although the church is in good condition overall, the 100-year-old stained-glass windows are experiencing deterioration. Bulging, sagging, cracked/broken glass will be addressed with the support of a matching grant.

3470 US Route 5
Originally constructed as a church, this building was raised with a vestry and kitchen inserted on the ground floor in 1902-3. It continues to function as a church and resource for community activities, offering space for private parties, meetings, exercise classes and soup luncheons. During the 1880s, stained-glass windows were installed in the church that will now be restored with the aid of a matching VDHP grant.