32-40 Main Street, French Block

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Title

32-40 Main Street, French Block

Creator

Carnahan, Paul

Description

The French Block, the longest block in downtown Montpelier, was constructed after the great fires of 1875 that destroyed buildings on Main, State and Barre Streets. The block, designed by Montpelier architect and mayor George Guernsey and seen here in a ca. 1930 photograph, always featured stores on the first floor and residences on the top two floors. The storefront where First National Stores was located was for many years occupied by Somer’s Hardware, which retained the same doors. The central entrance to the building was absorbed by the retail space now occupied by Aubuchon’s.

Date

ca. 1930; 2020

Format

jpeg

Repository

Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641

Geolocation

Citation

Carnahan, Paul, “32-40 Main Street, French Block,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2210.