National Register of Historic Places

South Hero Inn

South Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont
Listed
April 15, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000141

About this property

The South Hero Inn is a historic commercial building at 301 United States Route 2 (corner of South Street) in the center of South Hero, Vermont. Built in 1829, it is a prominent local example of a stone building with Federal and Greek Revival features, and served as a traveler accommodation until the early 1970s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It now houses a branch of Community Bank, N.A. The former South Hero Inn building occupies a prominent location at the central intersection of South Hero, set at the southwest corner of its major crossroads, the junction of South Street and US 2. It is a 2+1⁄2-story stone structure, with a gabled roof and a two-story wood-frame ell projecting to the west. It presents formal facades to both roads, with its main roof gable set parallel to South Street. The more elaborate facade faces US 2, with a two-story porch across the three-bay facade, supported by square posts, with a decorative valance and low balustrades. The gable above the porch has modillion blocks in the eaves, and a Federal style fan at the center of the pediment. The facade facing South Street is five bays, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows and sheltered by a gabled porch with a similar valance and turned posts. Most windows are sash, set in rectangular openings. The walls consist of quarried square-cut hammered stone blocks. The inn was built in 1829 and served as an accommodation for travelers until the 1970s. It is set on a historically major travel route between Burlington and points in Canada, and in the later 19th century served tourists and people taking the cures of local mineral springs. National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Isle County, Vermont

Location

South Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont
44.64506, -73.30323

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When was South Hero Inn listed on the National Register?

South Hero Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1975.

What type of historic resource is South Hero Inn?

South Hero Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for South Hero Inn?

The period of significance for South Hero Inn is recorded as the industrial era.

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