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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 53 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Arlington Green Covered Bridge
Arlington Green Covered Bridge
August 28, 1973
(#73000184)
Off VT 313 west of Arlington
43°06′16″N 73°13′14″W / 43.104444°N 73.220556°W / 43.104444; -73.220556 (Arlington Green Covered Bridge)
Arlington
2 Arlington Village Historic District
Arlington Village Historic District
November 2, 1989
(#89001936)
Roughly Main St., School St., E. Arlington Rd., and Battenkill Dr.
43°04′22″N 73°09′23″W / 43.072778°N 73.156389°W / 43.072778; -73.156389 (Arlington Village Historic District)
Arlington
3 Bennington Battle Monument
Bennington Battle Monument
March 31, 1971
(#71000054)
Monument Circle
42°53′20″N 73°13′00″W / 42.888889°N 73.216667°W / 42.888889; -73.216667 (Bennington Battle Monument)
Bennington
4 Bennington Falls Covered Bridge
Bennington Falls Covered Bridge
August 28, 1973
(#73000185)
Northwest of Bennington off VT 67A
42°54′46″N 73°14′03″W / 42.912778°N 73.234167°W / 42.912778; -73.234167 (Bennington Falls Covered Bridge)
Bennington Also known as the Paper Mill Bridge
5 Bennington Fish Hatchery
April 21, 1994
(#94000376)
South Stream Rd.
42°51′09″N 73°10′20″W / 42.852582°N 73.172306°W / 42.852582; -73.172306 (Bennington Fish Hatchery)
Bennington
6 Bennington High School
Bennington High School
August 26, 2005
(#05000948)
650 Main St.
42°52′43″N 73°11′24″W / 42.8785°N 73.1899°W / 42.8785; -73.1899 (Bennington High School)
Bennington Bennington's 1913 high school building
7 Bennington Post Office
Bennington Post Office
December 12, 1976
(#76000137)
118 South St.
42°52′39″N 73°11′49″W / 42.877564°N 73.1969°W / 42.877564; -73.1969 (Bennington Post Office)
Bennington Former post office, now houses the police department
8 Bennington Railroad Station
Bennington Railroad Station
November 9, 1988
(#88001301)
Depot and River Sts.
42°52′54″N 73°11′58″W / 42.881667°N 73.199444°W / 42.881667; -73.199444 (Bennington Railroad Station)
Bennington
9 W. H. Bradford Hook and Ladder Fire House
W. H. Bradford Hook and Ladder Fire House
October 28, 1999
(#99001295)
212 Safford St.
42°52′52″N 73°11′19″W / 42.881111°N 73.188611°W / 42.881111; -73.188611 (W. H. Bradford Hook and Ladder Fire House)
Bennington
10 Carrigan Lane Historic District
September 3, 1998
(#98001152)
Roughly along Carrigan Ln., from Division St. to Safford St.
42°52′59″N 73°11′19″W / 42.883056°N 73.188611°W / 42.883056; -73.188611 (Carrigan Lane Historic District)
Bennington
11 Center Shaftsbury Historic District
Center Shaftsbury Historic District
November 9, 1988
(#88002052)
VT 7A
42°59′05″N 73°12′42″W / 42.984722°N 73.211667°W / 42.984722; -73.211667 (Center Shaftsbury Historic District)
Shaftsbury
12 Dorset Village Historic District
Dorset Village Historic District
April 18, 1985
(#85000868)
Roughly bounded by Main and Church Sts. and Dorset Hollow Rd.; also the junction of Church St. and West Rd.
43°15′26″N 73°06′15″W / 43.257222°N 73.104167°W / 43.257222; -73.104167 (Dorset Village Historic District)
Dorset Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase
13 Downtown Bennington Historic District
Downtown Bennington Historic District
April 1, 1980
(#80000327)
U.S. Route 7 and VT 9; also North, Main, and Silver Sts.
42°52′43″N 73°11′51″W / 42.878611°N 73.1975°W / 42.878611; -73.1975 (Downtown Bennington Historic District)
Bennington Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase
14 East Arlington Village Historic District
East Arlington Village Historic District
July 5, 1996
(#96000689)
Roughly bounded by Old Mill, Ice Pond, E. Arlington, and Warm Brook Rds., Maple and Pleasnt Sts., and the Lane
43°03′42″N 73°08′40″W / 43.061667°N 73.144444°W / 43.061667; -73.144444 (East Arlington Village Historic District)
Arlington
15 Equinox House Historic District
Equinox House Historic District
November 21, 1972
(#72000107)
Main and Union Sts.
43°09′43″N 73°04′25″W / 43.161944°N 73.073611°W / 43.161944; -73.073611 (Equinox House Historic District)
Manchester Boundary increased June 3, 1980
16 First Congregational Church of Bennington
First Congregational Church of Bennington
April 24, 1973
(#73000186)
Monument Ave.
42°53′00″N 73°12′48″W / 42.883333°N 73.213333°W / 42.883333; -73.213333 (First Congregational Church of Bennington)
Bennington
17 Robert Frost Farm
Robert Frost Farm
May 23, 1968
(#68000047)
0.25 mi (0.40 km) west of U.S. Route 7 on Buck Hill Rd.
42°56′28″N 73°11′42″W / 42.941111°N 73.195°W / 42.941111; -73.195 (Robert Frost Farm)
South Shaftsbury Residence of poet Robert Frost between 1929 and 1938. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, the Park Service withdrew the landmark designation in 1986.
18 Furnace Grove Historic District
June 27, 1997
(#97000646)
VT 9, 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the junction of VT 9 and Burgess Rd.
42°53′06″N 73°09′24″W / 42.885°N 73.156667°W / 42.885; -73.156667 (Furnace Grove Historic District)
Bennington
19 Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead
Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead
November 30, 1979
(#79000217)
3817 Vermont Route 7A
42°59′17″N 73°12′24″W / 42.988117°N 73.206772°W / 42.988117; -73.206772 (Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead)
Center Shaftsbury
20 Zera Hard House
November 9, 1988
(#88002230)
River Rd.
43°07′49″N 73°04′56″W / 43.130278°N 73.082222°W / 43.130278; -73.082222 (Zera Hard House)
Manchester
21 Henry Covered Bridge
Henry Covered Bridge
August 28, 1973
(#73000187)
Northwest of Bennington off VT 67A
42°54′45″N 73°15′18″W / 42.9125°N 73.255°W / 42.9125; -73.255 (Henry Covered Bridge)
Bennington
22 William Henry House
William Henry House
November 9, 1988
(#88001302)
River Rd.
42°54′30″N 73°15′20″W / 42.908333°N 73.255556°W / 42.908333; -73.255556 (William Henry House)
Bennington
23 Hildene
Hildene
October 28, 1977
(#77000095)
820 Hildene Rd.
43°08′13″N 73°04′25″W / 43.136944°N 73.073611°W / 43.136944; -73.073611 (Hildene)
Manchester
24 Holden-Leonard Mill Complex
Holden-Leonard Mill Complex
November 14, 1988
(#88002085)
160 Benmont Ave.
42°53′06″N 73°12′13″W / 42.885°N 73.203611°W / 42.885; -73.203611 (Holden-Leonard Mill Complex)
Bennington
25 Holden-Leonard Workers Housing Historic District
Holden-Leonard Workers Housing Historic District
May 19, 2011
(#11000296)
121-139, 124-150 Benmont Ave. & 105-115, 117-123 Holden St.
42°53′00″N 73°12′07″W / 42.883333°N 73.201944°W / 42.883333; -73.201944 (Holden-Leonard Workers Housing Historic District)
Bennington
26 Jenks Tavern
March 17, 1994
(#94000191)
Junction of Dorset West Rd. and VT 315
43°16′20″N 73°07′35″W / 43.272222°N 73.126389°W / 43.272222; -73.126389 (Jenks Tavern)
Rupert
27 Johnny Seesaw's Historic District
July 18, 2008
(#08000686)
3574 VT 11
43°12′58″N 72°55′28″W / 43.216111°N 72.924444°W / 43.216111; -72.924444 (Johnny Seesaw's Historic District)
Peru
28 Kent Neighborhood Historic District
July 14, 1978
(#78003203)
South of Dorset at Dorset West and Nichols Hill Rds.
43°14′22″N 73°05′54″W / 43.239444°N 73.098333°W / 43.239444; -73.098333 (Kent Neighborhood Historic District)
Dorset
29 Amos Lawrence House
May 21, 1985
(#85001245)
Richville Rd.
43°09′55″N 73°03′11″W / 43.165278°N 73.053056°W / 43.165278; -73.053056 (Amos Lawrence House)
Manchester
30 Manchester Village Historic District
Manchester Village Historic District
January 26, 1984
(#84003438)
U.S. Route 7A, Union St., and Taconic Ave.
43°09′38″N 73°04′22″W / 43.160556°N 73.072778°W / 43.160556; -73.072778 (Manchester Village Historic District)
Manchester
31 Manley-Lefevre House
January 26, 1990
(#89002324)
Dorset West Rd., Town Highway 1
43°13′36″N 73°05′13″W / 43.226667°N 73.086944°W / 43.226667; -73.086944 (Manley-Lefevre House)
Dorset
32 David Mathews House
David Mathews House
September 10, 1979
(#79000274)
VT 67
42°56′27″N 73°16′28″W / 42.940833°N 73.274444°W / 42.940833; -73.274444 (David Mathews House)
Shaftsbury Extends into Rensselaer County, New York; also known as the State Line House.
33 Munro-Hawkins House
Munro-Hawkins House
May 17, 1973
(#73000188)
0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of Shaftsbury Center on Vermont Route 7A
42°57′24″N 73°12′31″W / 42.956667°N 73.208611°W / 42.956667; -73.208611 (Munro-Hawkins House)
Shaftsbury Center
34 North Bennington Depot
North Bennington Depot
April 11, 1973
(#73000189)
Buckley Rd. and Depot St. at the Vermont Railway tracks
42°55′56″N 73°14′32″W / 42.932306°N 73.242230°W / 42.932306; -73.242230 (North Bennington Depot)
North Bennington
35 North Bennington Historic District
North Bennington Historic District
August 29, 1980
(#80000328)
VT 67 and VT 67A
42°55′48″N 73°14′35″W / 42.93°N 73.243056°W / 42.93; -73.243056 (North Bennington Historic District)
North Bennington
36 Old Bennington Historic District
Old Bennington Historic District
October 4, 1984
(#84000030)
Roughly bounded by the former Rutland Railway line, Monument Ave. and Circle, West Rd., Seminary Lane, and Elm and Fairview Sts.
42°53′01″N 73°12′45″W / 42.883611°N 73.2125°W / 42.883611; -73.2125 (Old Bennington Historic District)
Bennington
37 The Orchards
The Orchards
April 24, 2000
(#00000384)
982 Mansion Dr.
42°52′08″N 73°13′13″W / 42.868889°N 73.220278°W / 42.868889; -73.220278 (The Orchards)
Bennington Now the campus of Southern Vermont College
38 Park-McCullough House
Park-McCullough House
October 26, 1972
(#72000090)
Southwestern corner of West and Park Sts.
42°55′42″N 73°14′49″W / 42.928333°N 73.246944°W / 42.928333; -73.246944 (Park-McCullough House)
North Bennington
39 Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme House
July 11, 2002
(#02000777)
501-507 South St.
42°52′21″N 73°11′50″W / 42.8725°N 73.197222°W / 42.8725; -73.197222 (Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme House)
Bennington
40 Ritchie Block
Ritchie Block
November 6, 1986
(#86003060)
465-473 Main St.
42°52′39″N 73°11′44″W / 42.8775°N 73.195556°W / 42.8775; -73.195556 (Ritchie Block)
Bennington
41 School Street Duplexes
School Street Duplexes
March 13, 2007
(#07000162)
343-345 and 347-349 School St.
42°53′09″N 73°11′40″W / 42.885833°N 73.194444°W / 42.885833; -73.194444 (School Street Duplexes)
Bennington
42 Silk Covered Bridge
Silk Covered Bridge
August 28, 1973
(#73000190)
Northwest of Bennington off VT 67A
42°54′34″N 73°13′33″W / 42.909444°N 73.225833°W / 42.909444; -73.225833 (Silk Covered Bridge)
Bennington
43 Frederick Squire House
Frederick Squire House
July 30, 1992
(#92000964)
185 North St.
42°52′53″N 73°11′48″W / 42.881472°N 73.196735°W / 42.881472; -73.196735 (Frederick Squire House)
Bennington
44 Tudor House
September 10, 1979
(#79000218)
VT 8
42°45′05″N 73°04′11″W / 42.751389°N 73.069722°W / 42.751389; -73.069722 (Tudor House)
Stamford
45 Wait Block
Wait Block
November 7, 1996
(#96001327)
Near the junction of Main and Bonnet Sts. in Manchester Center
43°10′36″N 73°03′24″W / 43.176667°N 73.056667°W / 43.176667; -73.056667 (Wait Block)
Manchester
46 H.C. White Company Mill Complex
January 11, 2017
(#100000515)
940 Water St.
42°54′56″N 73°14′48″W / 42.915538°N 73.246614°W / 42.915538; -73.246614 (H.C. White Company Mill Complex)
North Bennington
47 Cora B. Whitney School
Cora B. Whitney School
November 19, 2001
(#01001237)
814 Gage St.
42°52′53″N 73°10′59″W / 42.881389°N 73.183056°W / 42.881389; -73.183056 (Cora B. Whitney School)
Bennington
48 Wilson House
Wilson House
December 13, 1995
(#95001427)
Junction of Village St. and Mad Tom Rd.
43°14′22″N 73°00′33″W / 43.239444°N 73.009167°W / 43.239444; -73.009167 (Wilson House)
East Dorset
49 Yester House
November 10, 1988
(#88002051)
West Rd.
43°10′39″N 73°04′39″W / 43.1775°N 73.0775°W / 43.1775; -73.0775 (Yester House)
Manchester Now the Southern Vermont Arts Center
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