Rockledge
National Register of Historic Places

Rockledge

Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont
Listed
May 18, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000474

About this property

Rockledge is a historic summer estate house on Vermont Route 207 in Swanton, Vermont. Architect Charles Saxe in 1918 designed alterations to an early 19th-century farmhouse, that is the principal surviving element of an early 20th-century gentleman's farm. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont
44.87814, -73.07110

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 94000474. It was listed on May 18, 1994.

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

Richwood Estate
Civil War
1.6 mi
First Congregational Church of Swanton
Early Republic
3.7 mi
Swanton School
Civil War
3.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Abenaki Territorial Conflict – Swanton Site
1350Pre-Columbian
3.9 mi
Raid on Swanton VT
1814Early Republic
3.9 mi
St. Albans Raid VT
1864Civil War
4.6 mi
St. Albans Raid Aftermath on Lake Champlain
1864Civil War
4.7 mi
St. Albans Raid
1864Civil War
6.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Rockledge listed on the National Register?

Rockledge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Rockledge?

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

What is the period of significance for Rockledge?

The period of significance for Rockledge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1918.

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