West Hill Covered Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

West Hill Covered Bridge

Montgomery, Franklin County, Vermont
Listed
December 31, 1974
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
74000221

About this property

The West Hill Covered Bridge, also known as the Crystal Springs Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses West Hill Brook on Creamery Bridge Road in Montgomery, Vermont. It is one of six surviving 19th-century bridges built in Montgomery by the brothers Sheldon & Savannah Jewett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Location

Montgomery, Franklin County, Vermont
44.86750, -72.64765

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 74000221. It was listed on December 31, 1974.

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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

Community Baptist Church and Parsonage
Civil War
2.1 mi
Comstock Covered Bridge
Industrial
2.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was West Hill Covered Bridge listed on the National Register?

West Hill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974.

What type of historic resource is West Hill Covered Bridge?

West Hill Covered Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for West Hill Covered Bridge?

The period of significance for West Hill Covered Bridge is recorded as the civil_war era.

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