National Register of Historic Places

Plymouth Historic District

Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont
Listed
December 11, 1970
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
70000084

About this property

The Plymouth Historic District encompasses the village environment and surrounding landscape of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, the birthplace and historic homestead of United States President Calvin Coolidge. It includes more than 2,000 acres (810 ha), including the entire bowl-shaped valley where the village is located. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The village itself, now a Vermont state park, was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1965. The Plymouth Notch village is located in a small bowl in the Green Mountains of central Vermont, just east of the junction of Vermont Routes 100 and 100A. The bowl is bounded on the north by Wood Peak, the east by East Mountain, the south by Blueberry Hill and Soltudus Mountain, and the west by Mount Tom. It is traversed primarily by the waters of Pinney Hollow Brook, which rises from the hills surrounding the village and is a tributary of the Ottauquechee River. The eponymous notch is just west of the village, separating it from the valley carrying the Black River. The hills surrounding the lowlands of the bowl are all wooded, while the bottomlands are now a combination of open fields and woods. The village of Plymouth Notch is located at a bend in Vermont Route 100A, which passes to its south and east, roughly paralleling Pinney Hollow Brook. The village of Plymouth Notch was settled by members of the Coolidge family early in its history, and is where Calvin Coolidge was born in 1872. It retained its rural 19th-century character well into the 20th century, and in the 1960s efforts were made to preserve this environment, resulting in the creation of a state park dedicated to Coolidge and the village environment. The park includes Coolidge's birthplace, adult home, and the church where he worshipped. National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont

Location

Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont
43.54486, -72.71107

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

Coolidge State Park
Civil War
0.9 mi
Coolidge, Calvin, Homestead District
Early Republic
0.9 mi
Bridgewater Corners Bridge
Industrial
4 mi
Bridgewater Village School
Industrial
5.3 mi
Bridgewater Woolen Mill
Industrial
5.4 mi

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When was Plymouth Historic District listed on the National Register?

Plymouth Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Plymouth Historic District?

Plymouth Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Plymouth Historic District?

The period of significance for Plymouth Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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