Historic places in Bennington, Vermont

Bennington in Bennington County has 28 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 15 buildings, 9 districts, 4 structures. The first was listed in 1971 and the most recent in 2022. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, engineering, transportation. Open to visitors: Bennington Battle Monument.

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Bennington Battle Monument
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Every National Register listing in Bennington

  1. Bennington Battle Monument

    Listed March 31, 1971 · Structure · National significance · Open to visitors

    Engineering

    The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306-foot-high (93 m) stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Monument Circle · NPS record #71000054

  2. Bennington College Historic District

    Listed December 28, 2022 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducationLandscape Architecture

    1 College Dr. · NPS record #100008509

  3. Bennington Falls Covered Bridge

    Listed August 28, 1973 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportation

    The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that carries Murphy Road across the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    NW of Bennington off VT 67A · NPS record #73000185

  4. Bennington Fish Hatchery (also Bennington Fish Culture Station)

    Listed April 21, 1994 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureAgriculture

    The Bennington Fish Hatchery, also known as the Bennington Fish Culture Station, is a state-operated fish hatchery at 110 Hatchery Road in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The station, the state's largest, produces a variety of trout, which are used to stock the state's water resources. [Wikipedia]

    South Stream Rd. · NPS record #94000376

  5. Bennington High School (also Mount Anthony Middle School; Longwood at Bennington)

    Listed August 26, 2005 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitecture

    The Former Bennington High School is a historic school building at 650 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    650 Main St. · NPS record #05000948

  6. Bennington Post Office (also U.S. Federal Building)

    Listed December 12, 1976 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Old Bennington Post Office is a historic government building at 118 South Street in Bennington, Vermont, United States. [Wikipedia]

    118 South St. · NPS record #76000137

  7. Bennington Railroad Station

    Listed November 9, 1988 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Bennington station is a historic former railroad depot at 150 Depot Street in downtown Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    Depot and River Sts. · NPS record #88001301

  8. Bradford, W.H., Hook and Ladder Fire House

    Listed October 28, 1999 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Social HistoryArchitecture

    Built in 1893-94, it served for over a century as a fire house for the city, and survived modernizations with much of its historic fabric intact. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #99001295

  9. Bull, William C., House

    Listed March 28, 2022 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Town-level location only · NPS record #100007531

  10. Carrigan Lane Historic District

    Listed September 3, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    The Carrigan Lane Historic District encompasses four residential structures on or near Carrigan Lane in Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly along Carrigan Ln., from Division St. to Safford St. · NPS record #98001152

  11. Downtown Bennington Historic District (also NR Control No. 823764006)

    Listed April 1, 1980 · District · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    U.S. 7 and VT 9 · NPS record #80000327

  12. Downtown Bennington Historic District (Boundary Increase)

    Listed May 21, 2008 · District · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentPolitics/GovernmentTransportation

    North, Main & Silver Sts. · NPS record #08000454

  13. First Congregational Church of Bennington

    Listed April 24, 1973 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The First Congregational Church of Bennington, also known as the Old First Church, is a historic church in Old Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    Monument Ave. · NPS record #73000186

  14. Furnace Grove Historic District

    Listed June 27, 1997 · District · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureAgricultureSocial HistoryIndustry

    The Furnace Grove Historic District encompasses the remains of a historic 19th-century iron processing facility near Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    VT 9, 1 mi. E. of jct of VT 9 and Burgess Rd. · NPS record #97000646

  15. Henry Covered Bridge

    Listed August 28, 1973 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportation

    The Burt Henry Covered Bridge, also known as the Henry Covered Bridge or just the Henry Bridge, is a covered bridge that spans the Walloomsac River near Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    NW of Bennington off VT 67A · NPS record #73000187

  16. Henry, William, House (also Henry House)

    Listed November 9, 1988 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    Built in 1769 and extensively reworked in 1798, it is one of Vermont's oldest surviving houses, and an important example of evolutionary architecture in the state during the 18th century. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #88001302

  17. Holden-Leonard Mill Complex (also Big Mill)

    Listed November 14, 1988 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The Holden–Leonard Mill Complex, also known colloquially as the Big Mill and now as Vermont Mill Properties, is a historic industrial complex at 160 Benmont Avenue in Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    160 Benmont Ave. · NPS record #88002085

  18. Holden-Leonard Workers Housing Historic District

    Listed May 19, 2011 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentIndustryArchitecture

    The Holden–Leonard Workers Housing Historic District encompasses a collection of mill-related tenement houses, plus a former mill store, in Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    121-139, 124-150 Benmont Ave. & 105-115, 117-123 Holden St. · NPS record #11000296

  19. Mathews, David, House (also State Line House)

    Listed September 10, 1979 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built about 1800, it is an imposing brick example of Federal architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79000274

  20. Norton, Julius and Sophia, House

    Listed February 23, 2021 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Its main block, completed in 1846, is one of the state's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #100006180

  21. Old Bennington Historic District (also N.R. Control Nos. PH0053341; PH0053376)

    Listed October 4, 1984 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    Old Bennington is a village in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Rutland RR, Monument Ave. and Circle, West Rd., Seminary Lane, Elm and Fairview Sts. · NPS record #84000030

  22. Orchards, The (also Everett Estate; Sputhern Vermont College)

    Listed April 24, 2000 · District · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureAgricultureLandscape Architecture

    982 Mansion Dr. · NPS record #00000384

  23. Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme HOuse

    Listed July 11, 2002 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommerceExploration/Settlement

    Built about 1800, this Federal period building encapsulates the changing residential trends in the town over a 200-year historic, starting as a farm house, then that as a businessman, and eventually subdivided into worker housing. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #02000777

  24. Ritchie Block

    Listed November 6, 1986 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Ritchie Block is a historic commercial building at 465-473 Main Street in downtown Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    465--473 Main St. · NPS record #86003060

  25. School Street Duplexes

    Listed March 13, 2007 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The School Street Duplexes are a pair of historic two-family worker houses at 343-345 and 347-349 School Street in Bennington, Vermont. [Wikipedia]

    343-345 and 347-349 School St. · NPS record #07000162

  26. Silk Covered Bridge (also Robinson Bridge)

    Listed August 28, 1973 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportation

    The Silk Covered Bridge is a covered bridge, carrying Silk Road across the Walloomsac River between downtown Bennington, Vermont and the village of North Bennington, United States. [Wikipedia]

    NW of Bennington off VT 67A · NPS record #73000190

  27. Squire, Frederick, House

    Listed July 30, 1992 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built about 1887, it is one of the town's finest examples of Queen Anne Victorian architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #92000964

  28. Whitney, Cora B., School

    Listed November 19, 2001 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitecture

    The Cora B. Whitney School is a historic former school building at 814 Gage Street in Bennington, Vermont, United States. [Wikipedia]

    814 Gage St. · NPS record #01001237

Other towns in Bennington County

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