Franklin Fairbanks House | |
Location | 357 Western Ave., St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
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Coordinates | 44°25′2″N 72°1′39″W / 44.41722°N 72.02750°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
Architectural style | Italian Villa |
NRHP reference No. | 80000329 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 27, 1980 |
The Franklin Fairbanks House is a historic house at 357 Western Avenue in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was built in 1860 for Franklin Fairbanks, a prominent local businessman and philanthropist. The house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It now houses professional offices.
The Franklin Fairbanks House stands west of downtown St. Johnsbury, on the south side of Western Avenue ( United States Route 2), between the Fairbanks Inn and the St. Johnsbury School. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, clapboarded exterior, and brick foundation. It has a basic T-shaped layout, with gabled projections to both sides, with its main facade oriented facing east. It has high-style Italianate decorative features, including roof dormers with finials, a bracketed cornice, polygonal window bays, and a porch with chamfered posts. A carriage barn is attached at the southern end. [2]
The house was built in 1860 for Franklin Fairbanks, then a principal in the E. & T. Fairbanks Scale Company, whose factory complex was located roughly between the house and the Passumpsic River. The house is a close implementation of Plate 21 of Villas and Cottages, a design pattern book published by Calvert Vaux. Fairbanks is remembered locally for his philanthropy, which notably includes the founding of the Fairbanks Museum. [2] The factory complex was destroyed by fire in 1972; Fairbanks' house, which he occupied until 1872, has been converted for use as professional offices.
Franklin Fairbanks House | |
Location | 357 Western Ave., St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
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Coordinates | 44°25′2″N 72°1′39″W / 44.41722°N 72.02750°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
Architectural style | Italian Villa |
NRHP reference No. | 80000329 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 27, 1980 |
The Franklin Fairbanks House is a historic house at 357 Western Avenue in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was built in 1860 for Franklin Fairbanks, a prominent local businessman and philanthropist. The house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It now houses professional offices.
The Franklin Fairbanks House stands west of downtown St. Johnsbury, on the south side of Western Avenue ( United States Route 2), between the Fairbanks Inn and the St. Johnsbury School. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, clapboarded exterior, and brick foundation. It has a basic T-shaped layout, with gabled projections to both sides, with its main facade oriented facing east. It has high-style Italianate decorative features, including roof dormers with finials, a bracketed cornice, polygonal window bays, and a porch with chamfered posts. A carriage barn is attached at the southern end. [2]
The house was built in 1860 for Franklin Fairbanks, then a principal in the E. & T. Fairbanks Scale Company, whose factory complex was located roughly between the house and the Passumpsic River. The house is a close implementation of Plate 21 of Villas and Cottages, a design pattern book published by Calvert Vaux. Fairbanks is remembered locally for his philanthropy, which notably includes the founding of the Fairbanks Museum. [2] The factory complex was destroyed by fire in 1972; Fairbanks' house, which he occupied until 1872, has been converted for use as professional offices.