Helyn Anderson has lived at 42 Park Street in Brandon for almost 50 years. Located only steps from downtown, it was where John Conant built the first Baptist meeting house in 1800.
Tag: Historic Buildings
Congregational Church, (slightly) oldest church building in Brandon
Brandon Village has five historic churches, but the oldest, by a slim six months, is the Congregational Church, which has overlooked Central Park since 1832.
The Farrington House, oldest in Brandon
Brandon has more than its share of historic old houses going back to the 1800s. But the oldest one still here today is most likely the Farrington House at 39 Pearl Street, built in 1799.
Smith’s Block rose from the ashes
On a cold March evening in 1889, Drs. Fred Hudson and Orrin Gee, were the last to leave the three-story Simonds Block on Central Street.
Vermont Governor & Civil War leader slept here
Brandon has had its share of famous Vermont individuals, including Stephen A. Douglas and Thomas Davenport.
The Brandon Artists Guild building was the A&P then Sid Rosen’s 5 & 10 Store
The Brandon Artists Guild, a vibrant group of Vermont artists and artisans, was founded in 1999 under the leadership of renowned folk artist Warren Kimble to promote the visual arts in and around Brandon.
The Photographer’s Building is oldest in Park Street business district
Recently, the Downtown Business Alliance unveiled Banker’s Alley located in the alley between the Bar Harbor Bank and the National Bank of Middlebury.
Cardinal House was home to two prominent Brandon builders
The red brick house at 14 Franklin Street, just a couple houses past the library, doesn’t really stand out as you pass it. However, this was the home to two of the most important builders in Brandon’s historic past.
Philipsen House at the “Head of Park Street” built in 1875
There are many historic residences along wide, tree-lined Park Street, from Central Park to the 4-way intersection with Marble and High Streets. But one house stands out above them all on the hill above the intersection, on what is now called Park Street Extension.
Brandon Town Office building oldest in downtown
In 1976, virtually all of Brandon’s commercial buildings located downtown along Center Street and Park Street were placed on the National Historic Register as part of the Brandon Village Historic District.
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