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This is the house of Albert W. Ferrin on Middlesex Street (now Terrace Street) probably in 1892. Ferin, the treasurer of the Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust, was active in town civic and social affairs. He purchased the house in January 1892 from…

This house was constructed in 1889 on Highland Street by Murray A. Kent, a well-known auctioneer and son of Abdiel Kent of Calais. By the time the second photograph was taken, circa 1900, the street had been renamed for the Kent family and the house…

For much of Montpelier’s history this home has had a commanding view of Montpelier from a ridge on “Seminary Hill” accessed by East State Street. Successful farmer and land owner Morton Marvin purchased it from carriage maker and horse breeder F. C.…

The beautifully ornate French Second Empire style home at the corner of Elm and Vine Streets was the proud home of Dennis Lane, president of the Lane Manufacturing Company. Lane’s house was on a prominent Montpelier thoroughfare where it could be…

In the 19th century, the north side of State Street between the Pavilion Hotel and the County Court House hosted large, imposing homes. One of the earliest was 89 State Street, the c. 1810 Federal style home built by Hezekiah Reed and now owned by…

The building at 107 State Street, formerly known as the Thrush Tavern and now housing Pho Capital, is the youngest of four Federal style residential buildings in a short section of the north side of State Street. Silas C. French, a boot and shoe…

This house at the corner of Church and Washington Streets, in Barre, Vermont, was the home of Dr. Orlando G. Stickney (1857-1944). Dr. Stickney moved to Barre in 1893. In 1904, he joined with fourteen other physicians to advocate for a hospital in…

Front side of a house with a large shrub by the door. (Royce Safety Y-91a)

Close up of a window in the wall of a stone house, with a few rocks on the sill. (Royce Safety Y-76)

House as seen from the backyard, amidst trees. A flower garden is in the foreground. (Royce Safety Z-100a)

Front of a large house in St. Albans, with two large trees flanking the steps. (Royce Nitrate 3-30)

Front door of Edmund Royce's house on a winter's night. (Royce Nitrate O-16)