Chittenden County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Chittenden County Courthouse

Burlington, Vermont
Listed
March 22, 2016
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000192

About this property

The Chittenden County Superior Courthouse, formerly the U.S. Post Office and Custom House, is a historic government building at 175 Main Street in downtown Burlington, Vermont, United States. It was built in 1906 and was designed by James Knox Taylor in the Beaux-Arts style. Known in the 1970s as the Smith-Goldberg U.S. Army Reserve Center, it served historically as a custom house and post office.

Location

Burlington, Vermont
44.46727, -73.21180

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73000192. It was listed on March 22, 2016.

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Raid on Burlington Vermont 1813
1813Early Republic
0.6 mi
Raid on Burlington, Vermont
1813Early Republic
0.6 mi
Carleton's Raid
1778Revolutionary War
2.5 mi
Lake Champlain Fortified Sites
1200Pre-Columbian
4.9 mi
Battle of Lake Champlain 1690 (King William's War)
1690Colonial
4.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Chittenden County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Chittenden County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Chittenden County Courthouse?

Chittenden County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chittenden County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Chittenden County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1906.

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