Warner Home
National Register of Historic Places

Warner Home

St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont
Listed
October 19, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88002034

About this property

The Warner Home is a historic orphanage building at 133 High Street in the city of St. Albans, Vermont. It was built in 1902, and was one of the region's major orphanages. It was converted to conventional residential use in 1987, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its social significance and fine Colonial Revival architecture in 1988. The Warner Home is located in northeastern St. Albans, at the northeast corner of High Street and Isham Avenue. It is a large three-story brick building, with a hip roof. Its west-facing front facade is dominated by a massive central portico, rising two stories to a modillioned hip roof and supported by fluted columns and pilasters. It is flanked on either side single-story porches, supported by smaller versions of similar columns. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings, with brick headers and wooden sills. The interior has retained many original finishes and features, despite modernizations in the 1950s and 1960s, and the conversion of the building to residential use in 1987. The Warner Home was established in St. Albans in 1882 by bequest of Chauncey Warner of Cambridge, Vermont. It was originally located in a large Italianate building elsewhere in the city, which burned down in 1900. The present building was constructed at a cost of $20,000, using the last funds from Warner's bequest and money raised by subscription. The building as originally outfitted included bedrooms, classrooms, playrooms, and other public spaces. It was described at the time as one of the most prominent institutions of its type in northern New England. The building was converted into condominiums in 1987-88, retaining most of the room layout and restoring the central lobby. National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont

Location

133 High St.
St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont
44.81935, -73.07636

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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1814Early Republic
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When was Warner Home listed on the National Register?

Warner Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 19, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Warner Home?

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

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The period of significance for Warner Home is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1902.

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