Glimmerstone
National Register of Historic Places

Glimmerstone

Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
Listed
November 14, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78000253

About this property

Glimmerstone is a historic mansion house on Vermont Route 131, west of the village center of Cavendish, Vermont. Built 1844–47, it is a distinctive example of Gothic Revival architecture, built using a regional construction style called "snecked ashlar" out of locally quarried stone flecked with mica. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Location

Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
43.38291, -72.61299

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 78000253. It was listed on November 14, 1978.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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 Historic Sites

Spaulding Bridge
Industrial
0.2 mi
Cavendish Universalist Church
Early Republic
0.4 mi
Iron Bridge at Howard Hill Road
Civil War
2.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Fort Number Four Attack 1744
1744Colonial
11.2 mi
Fort Number Four Siege 1747
1747Colonial
11.2 mi
Battle of Fort Number Four 1747
1747Colonial
14 mi
Raid on Charlestown (NH, 1754)
1754Colonial
14.1 mi
Defense of Fort Number 4 (1754)
1754Colonial
14.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Glimmerstone listed on the National Register?

Glimmerstone was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Glimmerstone?

Glimmerstone is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Glimmerstone?

The period of significance for Glimmerstone is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1844.

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