National Register of Historic Places

Pollard Block

Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
Listed
August 27, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08000855

About this property

The Pollard Block is a historic commercial building at 7 Depot Street in Cavendish, Vermont. Built in 1895, it is a fine local example of commercial Italianate architecture, and was home to the village general store for 70 years. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The Pollard Block stands at the center of the village of Proctorsville in western Cavendish, at the junction of Depot Street and Main Street (Vermont Route 131). It is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a flat roof, clapboarded exterior, and stone foundation. The main block has extensive Italianate styling, including a bracketed cornice, paneled corner pilasters, and course of dentil moulding above the second and third floors. The first-floor storefront is in its original configuration, with recessed entrance flanked by display windows, and sheltered by an awning with wrought iron brackets. A 1990s two-story ell extends to the south, set back from the main block, and a four-story mansarded tower rises at the northeast corner. The block was built in 1895 to house the general store of brothers Don Pollard and Park Pollard, replacing an earlier Federal period brick structure that had previously housed the store. The interior of the first floor retains many of its original features and fixtures, and continues to see retail use. The upper floors have been adapted for residential use, and only the floors and some window trim have survived. Pollard's store was the largest in the village until its closure in 1964. National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont

Location

7 Depot St.
Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
43.38264, -72.63813

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When was Pollard Block listed on the National Register?

Pollard Block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Pollard Block?

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

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The period of significance for Pollard Block is recorded as the industrial era.

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