United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: Shelburne Falls Historic District Other names/site number: ______________________________________ Name of related multiple property listing: ___________________________________________________________ (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number: _____________________________________________ City or town: Shelburne State: Vermont County: 05482 Not For Publication: Vicinity: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ___national _X__statewide ___local Applicable National Register Criteria: __X_A ___B _X__C ___D Signature of certifying official/Title: Date ______________________________________________ State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Shelburne Falls Historic District Chittenden Vermont Name of Property County and State In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Date Title : State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: X Public – Local Public – State Public – Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X Site Sections 1-6 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Shelburne Falls Historic District Chittenden Vermont Name of Property County and State Structure Object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing _____38____ _____31___ buildings _____3_____ _____________ sites _____________ ________1_____ structures _____________ _____________ objects _____41 ______32 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ______0___ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/secondary structure AGRICULTURE/agricultural outbuilding AGRICULTURE/animal facility ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC/single dwelling DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling DOMESTIC/secondary structure ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Shelburne Falls Historic District Chittenden Vermont Name of Property County and State _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) Greek Revival Queen Anne___ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: _wood, brick, metal, stone, Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph The Shelburne Falls Historic District is residential hamlet within the town of Shelburne, Vermont. The district follows the linear corridor, oriented on an east-west axis, of Falls Road and Irish Hill Road. The district contains commercial and residential buildings constructed between 1790 and 1960 as well as archaeological sites that were locations of small water-powered mills along the LaPlatte River. The Shelburne Falls Historic District consists of 59 properties and encompasses the early manufacturing and commercial center of Shelburne, in large part due to its proximity to the LaPlatte River, which runs south to north through the eastern half of the district. The district consists of 24 contributing buildings, 15 contributing outbuildings and three mill sites that could yield archaeological information. The 42 contributing resources retain a high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. ______________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description Section 7 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Shelburne Falls Historic District Chittenden Vermont Name of Property County and State Of the 69 buildings in the district, 38 are contributing and 31 are non-contributing. There is one non-contributing bridge and three contributing sites. The district’s architectural cohesion is enhanced by the fact that contributing structures are primarily vernacular, wood frame Greek Revival and Queen Anne style houses and outbuildings built between the mid-nineteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The oldest houses (HD #12, HD #18, HD #19, and HD #24), dating from the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century, are located in the closest proximity to the bridge over the LaPlatte River, which marked the center of commerce and manufacturing in Shelburne Falls. The non- contributing structures are primarily 1950s and 1960s-era ranches, raised ranches, split- level and Cape Cod houses scattered throughout the district. Five of the historic structures were found to be non-contributing because their historic integrity was lost due to alterations. Falls Road is an asphalt, two-lane road with 1½ and 2½ story houses of uniform setback on either side. There is a concrete sidewalk with a narrow greenbelt on the north side of the road that terminates on the west side of the bridge. Irish Hill Road, the continuation of Falls Road to the east, runs along a steep, east-west sloping hill, and contains a cluster of 1½ story houses and a trailer home spaced slightly farther apart than the buildings onfalls Road. The informal landscaping throughout the district features open lawns with deciduous and coniferous trees on their periphery. The district also features wooded areas along the banks of the LaPlatte River and to the southeast of the intersection of Thomas Road and Irish Hill Road. Changes to the historic district are relatively minor and include additions to houses, the application of synthetic siding, replacement windows, enclosing porches, and removing of outbuildings. Despite the disappearance of the mills along the LaPlatte River falls by 1940 and the re-growth of trees on formally cleared land, the extant historic structures in the district render it a cohesive vestige of the historic village of Shelburne Falls. 1. Lawrence House, 872 Falls Road, c. 1890, contributing building. This is a 1½ story, six by two-bay, Queen Anne-style single-family dwelling. Sitting on a long lot, it has a medium setback from the road. Resting on a rubble stone foundation, it is tri-gable ell in form with vinyl siding and composite shingle roofing. The building features a wide fascia and corner boards. The primary entrance is centered on the north façade beneath a pediment projecting from the one-story porch.