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United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

P.O. BOX 37127 WASHINGTON, D.C 20013-7127

IN REPLY REFER TO:

m I 6 S06 The Director of the National Park Service is pleased to inform you tha t the following propert ies have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places beginning May 4, 1986 and ending May 10, 1986, For fur ther information cal l (202) 343-9552.

ST ATE, County,Vicinity,Property, Address,( Date Listed) ALABAMA, Choctaw County, Mount Sterling, Mount Sterling Methodist Church, Near je t . of CR 43 and CR 27 (05/08/86) ALABAMA, Colbert County, Leighton, Preui t Oaks, Cotton Town Rd. (05/08/86) ALABAMA, DeKalb County, For t Payne, Alabama Builders' Hardware Manufacturing Company, 204 Eighth St. NE (05/08/86) ALABAMA, Etowah County, Gadsden, Hood, Colonel O. R., House, 862 Chestnut St. (05/08/86) ALABAMA, Marshall County, Arab, Hotel Thompson, 104 First Ave. NE (05/08/86) CALIFORNIA, San Francisco County, San Francisco, Ship KING PHILIP—Schooner REPORTER (Shipwreck Site), Foot of Ortega St. (05/08/86) DELAWARE, New Cast le County, Townsend, Townsend Historic Distr ict , Roughly .bounded by Taylor, Main, Commerce, Lat t iamus, South, Ginn, and Walnut Sts., Railroad Ave., and Cannery Ln. (05/08/86) GEORGIA, Stewar t County, Richland, Richland Historic District , Roughly bounded by Ponder and Harmony Sts., GA 27 and Broad St. (05/05/86) ILLINOIS, Cook County, Chicago, Blackstone Hotel, 80 E. Balbo Dr. (05/08/86) ILLINOIS, Cook County, Chicago, Jeffery—Cyri l Historic District, 7146—7148, 7128—7138 Cyril Ave., 7144-7148, 7147, & 7130 S. J e f f e r y Blvd., and 1966-1974 E. Seventy-f i rs t PI. (05/05/86) ILLINOIS, Cook County, Lemont, Lemont Methodist Episcopal Church, 306 Lemont St. (05/05/86) ILLINOIS, Effingham County, Altamont, Wright, Dr. Charles M., House, 3 W, Jackson St. (05/08/86) ILLINOIS, Jersey County, Jerseyvil le, Jersey County Courthouse, Public Square (05/08/86) ILLINOIS, Kane County, Aurora, Aurora Watch Factory, 603—621 LaSalle St. (05/08/86) ILLINOIS, Mercer County, Keithsburg, Keithsburg Historic District , Roughly bounded by Third, Jackson, F i f th , and Washington Sts. (05/08/86) KENTUCKY, Elliott County, Con ley -Greene Rockshelter (15EL4) (05/08/86) LOUISIANA, Terrebonne Parish, Gibson, Gibson Methodist Episcopal Church, S. Bayou Black Dr. (05/03/86) MAINE, Aroostock County, Presque Isle, U.S. Post Office—Presque Isle Main, 23 Second St. (05/09/86) MAINE, Cumberland County, Port land, U.S. Post Office—Portland Main, 125 Forest Ave. (05/09/86) MARYLAND, Howard County, Ellicott City vicinity, Enniscorthy, 3412 Folly Quarter Rd. (05/08/86) MASSACHUSETTS, Hampshire County, Ware, Ware Center Historic Distr ict , MA 9 and Greenwich Plains Rd. (05/08/86)

«IASSACHUSETTS. Hampshire County, Ware, Ware—Hardwick Covered Bridge, Old Gilbertville Rd. nd Bridge St. (also irr Worcester County) (05/08/86)

MICHIGAN, Cheboygan County,,Cheboygan, Cheboygan County Courthouse, 229 Court St. (05/08/86) MICHIGAN, Lapeer County, Almont, West Saint Clair S t ree t Historic Distr ict , 211—325, 128—328 W. Saint Clair St. (05/08/86) NEBRASKA, Fillmore County, Geneva, Smith, George W., House, Twelf th St . (05/08/86) OHIO, Franklin County, Columbus, Iuka Ravine Historic District , Roughly bounded by E. Lane and E. Northwood Aves., N. Fourth, Twent ie th , E. Nineteenth, and Indianola Aves. (05/08/86) PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County, Lit i tz , Lititz Moravian Historic Distr ict , Roughly bounded by E. Main, Willow, Locust, Marion, S. Cedar, Orange, and S. <5c N. Broad Sts. (05/09/86) PENNSYLVANIA, Washington County, Canonsburg, Hawthorne School, Hawthorne and Bluff Sts. (05/08/86) SOUTH DAKOTA, Po t t e r County, Seneca vicinity, North Canton School—District # 12, Off SD 47 (05/08/86) SOUTH DAKOTA, Union County, Beresford, Bulow, Governor William J . , House, 207 W. Hemlock St. (05/08/86) UTAH, Box Elder County, Hogup Cave (42Bo36) (05/08/86) VERMONT, Addison County, Cornwall, Cornwall Town Hall, VT 30 (05/08/86) VERMONT, Windham County, Townshend vicinity, Wheelock House, CR 30 (05/08/86) WASHINGTON, Pierce County, Tacoma, South J S t ree t Historic Distr ict , W Side of S. J St. between S. Seventh and S. Eighth Sts. (05/08/86) WASHINGTON, San Juan County, Doe Bay, Orcas Island, Doe Bay General Store and Post Off ice , End of County Road (05/08/86) WASHINGTON, Whitman County, Palouse, Palouse Main S t ree t Historic District , Main St. between K and Mary Sts. (05/08/86) WYOMING, Albany County, Ames Monument vicinity, Dale Creek Crossing, 4 miles W of Sherman (05/09/86) WYOMING, Albany County, Laramie, Bath Row, 155, 157 and 159 N. Sixth St . and 611 University Ave. (05/08/86)

The following propert ies were also entered in the National Register but were excluded from a previous notice: MICHIGAN, Wayne County, Detroi t , Cass Motor Sales (University—Cultural Center Phase I MRA), 5800 Cass Ave. (04/29/86) MICHIGAN, Wayne County, Detroi t , Chatsworth Apartments (University—Cultural Center Phase II MRA), 630 Merrick (05/01/86) MICHIGAN, Wayne County, Detroi t , Sante Fe Apartments (University—Cultural Center Phase II MRA), 681 Merrick (05/01/86) MICHIGAN, Wayne County, Detroi t , Smith, Samuel L., House (University—Cultural Center Phase I MRA), 5035 Woodward (04/29/86) MICHIGAN, Wayne County, Detroi t , Sprague, Thomas S., House (University—Cultural Center Phase I MRA), 80 W. Palmer (04/29/86)

MICHIGAN. Wayne County, Detroi t . St . Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church (University—Cultural Center Phase II MRA), 5105 Anthony Wayne Dr. (05/01/86) MICHIGAN. Wayne County. Detroi t , Strasburg. Herman. House (University—Cultural Center Phase I MRA), 5415 Cass (04/29/86) MICHIGAN. Wayne County, Detroi t , Verona Apar tments (University—Cultural Center Phase I MRA), 92 W. Ferry (04/29/86) The propert ies below have been removed from the National Register of Historic Places e f f ec t ive as follows: NORTH CAROLINA, Catawba County, Second S t ree t Place Southwest Historic District (Hickory MRA) (05/05/86) PENNSYLVANIA, Warren County, Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Stat ion (05/08/86)

Multiple Resource Areas are identified by MRA Thematic Resources are identified by TR NHL designates a National Historic Landmark

STATE OF VERM OINT

AGENCY OE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY TEE-\IRS MONTI'ELIER, VERMONT 05602

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (802) 828-3211

JAMES A. GUEST SECRETARY

D E P A R T M E N T S O F Economic Deve lopmen t 828-3221 Housing & C o m m u n i t y Affa i rs 828 -3217

D I V I S I O N S O F : Admin i s t r a t ion 828-3231 His tor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 8 2 8 - 3 2 3 6 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 828 -3241

September 29, 1986

Town of Cornwall RD #2

Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Re Cornwall Town Hall, Cornwall

Dear Sirs

The Division for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce that the Cornwall Town Hall has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places

If you desire further information regarding this nomination, please feel free to contact us

Sincerely,

DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

" / / 7 ; r . e -r / v / V Eric Gilbertson Director/Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer

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AGENCY OE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY A EE A IRS MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05602



DEPAK I 'MENTS O F : E c o n o m i c Deve lopmen t 828-3221 Housing & C o m m u n i t y Affa i rs 8 2 8 - 3 2 1 7

D I V I S I O N S O F -Admin i s t r a t i on 828 -3231 Histor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 8 2 8 - 3 2 3 6 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 8 2 8 - 3 2 4 1

September 29, 1986

Timothy Buskey, Chairman Board of Selectmen Town of Cornwall RD #2



Dear Mr Buskey



Sincerely,

DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION / — Eric Gilbertson Director/Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer

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D E P A R T M E N T S O F : Economic D e v e l o p m e n t 828-3221 Housing & C o i n m u n i t y Affa i rs 828-321 7

D I V I S I O N S O F : Admin i s t r a t i on 828-3231 Histor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 828 -3236 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 828 -3241

September 29, 1986

Gail Byers Acting Director Addison County Regional Planning

and Development Commission Middlebury, VT 05753


Dear Ms Byers



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STATE OF VERM OINT

AGENCY OI; DE VF.LOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AEIMRS MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05602



D E P A k I 'MBNTS O F Economic Deve lopmen t 828-3221 Housing & C o m m u n i t y Affai rs 8 2 8 - 3 2 1 7

D I V I S I O N S O F : Admin i s t r a t i on 828-3231 His tor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 828 -3236 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 828 -3241

September 29, 1986

Representative Langdon G. Smith Crest-of-Hill Farm Box 18

New Haven, VT 05472


Dear Mr Smith


If you desire further information regarding this nomination please feel free to contact us

Sincerely,

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STATE OF VERM OINT

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D E P A R I'M (¿NTS O F : Economic Deve lopmen t 828-3221 Housing & C o m m u n i t y Affai rs 828 -3217

D I V I S I O N S O F : Admin i s t r a t ion 828 -3231 Histor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 8 2 8 - 3 2 3 6 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 828-3241

September 29, 1986

Senator Arthur Gibb RD 2

Middlebury, VT 05753


Dear Senator Gibb



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STATE OF VERMONT

AGENCY OE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY Al:EAIRS MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05602 D E P A k I 'MENTS O F :

Economic Deve lopmen t 828-3221 Flousing & C o m m u n i t y Affa i rs 828 -3217

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (802) 828-3211 D I V I S I O N S O F : Admin i s t r a t i on 828-3231 His tor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 828 -3236 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 8 2 8 - 3 2 4 1


September 29, 1986

Senator Douglas J Baker PO Box 525



Dear Senator Baker



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AGENCY OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05602



DEPAK I 'MENTS OK: E c o n o m i c Deve lopmen t 828-3221 Honsing & C o m m u n i t y Affai rs 828-321 7

D I V I S I O N S O F : Admin i s t r a t i on 828 -3231 His tor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 828 -3236 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 8 2 8 - 3 2 4 1

September 29, 1986

Joan Payne, Town Clerk Town of Cornwall RD 2



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Sincerely,

DIVISION FOR HISTORIC. PRESERVATION

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OFFICE.OFTHE SECRETARY (802) 828-3211 ,, ''

, JAMES A. GUEST, SECRETARY --¡5. J? : ' '

DEPARTMENTS OF: Economic Development 828-3221 Housing & Community Affairs 8 2 8 - 3 2 1 7

DIVISIONS OF: A, Administration 828:3231- " Historic Preservation 828 -3226 ' Vermont-Travel Division 828 : 3236, ;

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National Register of Historic .Places National Park Service ' T Department of the Interior; ^ Washington, D C 20240 ••'<'•.

Dear Ms- Shull

Enclosed please find the National Register nomination form for the following

Cornwall Town Hall Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont

This property is being submitted under the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended in 1980, for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places

One comment letter was received concerning the'nomination A copy is enclosed

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Economic Development 828-3221 Housing & Communi ty Affairs 8 2 8 - 3 2 1 7

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (802) 828-3211 DIVISIONS OF: Administration 828-3231 Historic Preservation 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 Vermont Travel Division 8 2 8 - 3 2 3 6 Vermont Life Magazine 828-3241


April 9, 1986

Town of Cornwall RD #2



Dear Sirs

We are pleased to inform you that the Cornwall Town Hall in Cornwall has been submitted to the National Park Service for consideration for entry in the National Register of Historic Places Notification of acceptance of the property will follow

Please feel free to contact us if any further information is desired

Sincerely,


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STATE OF VERMONT

AGENCY OF DE VELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05602 DEPARTMENTS OF:

Economic Development 828-3221 Housing & Community Affairs 828-3217

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (802) 828-3211 DIVISIONS OF: Administration 828-3231 Historic Preservation 828-3226 Vermont Travel Division 828-3236 Vermont Life Magazine 828-3241


April 9, 1986

Timothy Buskey, Chairman Board of Selectmen Town of Cornwall RD #2



Dear Mr Buskey

We are pleased to inform you that the Cornwall Town Hall, in Cornwall has been submitted to the National Park Service for consideration for entry in the National Register of Historic Places Notification of acceptance of the property will follow

Please feel free to contact us if any further information is desired

Sincerely,

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STATE OF VERM OINT

AGENCY OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MONTPELIER, VERMONT 05602 D E P A R T M E N T S O F :

E c o n o m i c Deve lopmen t 828 -3221 Housing & C o m m u n i t y Affa i r s 828 -3217

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (802) 828-3211 D I V I S I O N S O F : A d m i n i s t r a t i o n 828 -3231 His tor ic Preservat ion 8 2 8 - 3 2 2 6 V e r m o n t Travel Division 828 -3236 V e r m o n t Life Magazine 8 2 8 - 3 2 4 1


April 11, 1986

Michael H, Preziose Executive Director Addison County Regional Planning

and Development Commission Middlebury, VT 05753


Dear Mr Preziose

Thank you for your letter of support for the nomination of the Cornwall Town Hall to the National Register of Historic Places We are pleased to inform you that the nomination form has been submitted to the National Park Service for federal review and official entry on the Register A copy of your letter was included with the form and will become part of the offi-cial record of the nomination We will inform you when the property has been officially listed on the Register

We were glad to hear of the Commissions willingness to contribute the valu-able service of assistance with National Register nominations for public buildings in your region We look forward to working with the Commission on nominations for municipally-owned structures Have you informed the towns in the region of your desire to provide this assistance? Many National Register nominations, like the Cornwall Town Hall, are initially discussed long before a nomination form for the porperty is ever begun Some are considered years before nomination occurs (We recently learned that Leicester has decided to proceed with nominations for the Leicester Meeting house and old District #3 school ) If you would like, we would be happy to supply a list of properties in the region that have gone through pre-liminary review for eligibility for the National Register but for one reason or another were never followed up with submission of a National Register form.

We request that you contact us before starting any National Register nomi-nation, for the latest guidelines on their preparation The National

Michael H Preziose April 11, 1986

Register forms are supposed to be replaced with new forms by the fall of 1986

Sincerely

DI' TION


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HPS Form 10-900 ',{3-82)

0MB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries—complete applicable sections

1. Name

historic Cornwall Town 'Hall

and or common Cornwall Town Hall

2. Location

For NPS use only

received

date entered

street & number V e r m o n t R o u t e 30 N / A not for publication

city, town C o r n w a l l N/A. vicinity of

state V e r m o n t code 50 county Addison code 001

3. Class i f icat ion Category Ownership Status Present Use

district X public X occupied agriculture museum JL_ building(s) private unoccupied commercial park

structure both X work in progress educational private residence site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment religious

_ object N / A in process X yes: restricted X government scientific _ object N / A

being considered yes: unrestricted industrial transportation being considered no military •_JL other: Library/G:

4. Owner of Property

name Town of Cornwàil

street & number RD # 2

city, town M i d d l e b u r y N/A vicinity of state Vermont 05753

5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. c o r n w a 1 i Town O f f i c e s

street & number V e r m o n t R o u t e 30

city, town Cornwall state V e r m o n t

6. Representation in Existing Surveys Vermont Historic Sites and

title S t u r c t u r e s Survey has this property been determined eligible? yes X no

date M a r c h 1976 . federal X state . county . local

depository for survey records Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

city, town M o n t p e l i e r state V e r m o n t 05602

Condition excellent

X good fair

7. Description

deteriorated unaltered ruins X altered unexposed

Check one Check one _X_ original site

moved date

Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

The Cornwall Town Hall is a story, gable front, wood-framed and clapboarded Italianate public building of 1880 with a c 1905 rear, 1 story, shed roofed frame addition It is situated on gently rolling farmland at the geographic and formal town center of Cornwall in Addison County, Vermont It faces Vermont Route 30, the main road from Cornwall Center to Middlebur.y Across from a small triangular green, it shares its prominent location with the Congregational Church of 1805, the Sampson Memorial of 1915 (housing the D.A.R.), and several small nineteenth century vernacular residences The structure is currently utilized as a combination of the town hall and offices, the library, and the grange hall It is undergoing interior renovations and exterior restoration that are in keeping with its well, maintained architectural integrity

The main block of the Cornwall Town Hall consists of a 2% story, 3x4 bay, wood framed and clapboarded Italianate structure oriented with its gable front facing the road. The slate gable roof features twin interior brick ridge chimneys, while the foundation is a combination, of coursed fieldstone with a modern concrete section add-ed on the north facade The hall is further articulated with a plain watertable, and plain cornerboards with flat, scrollsawn "bracketed" tops These visually support a full entablature that has a molded cornice with gable returns and ornate pierced and scrollsawn brackets A set of concrete steps with simple iron railings leads to the principal entrance at the center of the gable front facade where a sign above the large double leaf door reads "Cornwall Grange no 550" Each leaf of the Italianate door has two vertical flush panels set over two small flush panels trimmed with bol-ection molding The singular entrance surround has shouldered corners, and a peaked lintel with stepped ends, cap molding, and a decoratively sawn and tooled cross-in-lozenge motif A louvered opening in the gable peak mirrors the surround treatment of the central entrance The 2/2 sash has simpler shouldered surrounds, cap moldings on the first story, peaked lintels with cap moldings on the second story, and flank-ing louvered wood shutters Wooden window boxes decorate the first story windows on the front facade A shed roofed, enclosed exterior straight run stairway rises to the second story in two stages on the north side facade It was added during the first part of the twentieth century

Attached to the east rear of the main block is a 1 story, full width, 2x1 bay, clapboarded, shed roofed addition The roof is slate and the structure is supported on posts, thereby leaving the rear open at ground level Sash is 2/2 with plain surrounds and simple cap moldings A shed roofed, enclosed exterior stairway leads to the entrance on the north side facade

The interior of the main block features a central entrance hall on the first story with original Italianate 4-panel doors with cast decorative hinges and knobs leading to the various adjoining rooms Double-leaf doors identical to those on the exterior lead from the hall to what was a large meeting room in the east rear portion of the building, with an entrance to the selectmen's room on the right of the hall, and the staircase to the second story and a closet on the left of the hall Entrance hall walls feature

'^toriginal beaded board wainscoting and molded chairrails, while the floor is laid with boards The original large meeting room has been divided into a library, town office

with-a vault, and smaller meeting room as the result of recent renovations The partitions erected during the rehabilitation are sheetrock, with plain baseboards, modern raised

NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82)

OMB No. 1024-0018

Expires 10-31-87

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service F<nrwsu««rty

National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form

Continuation sheet 2 Item number 7 Page 2

4-panel stock doors with plain trim, and lowered ceilings that are boxed around the window to reveal surrounds with plain trim and cap moldings A small hall in the north rear leads to the kitchen in the rear ell The room is entirely sheathed with horizontal, beaded matched boarding dating from this ell's construction by the grange in the early twentieth century

The second story is reached by an enclosed L-shaped stairway which rises in two flights with one landing from the north side of the central entrance hall A paneled halfwall surmounted with a railing with turned balusters and a molded handrail divides the stairwell from the large second floor room, The staircase is distinguished at the top by turned newel posts, one of which is partially engaged The room features a rais-ed stage in a rectangular opening in the east rear wall The stage opening has a sur-round of simply rounded bolection molding in a wall with beaded boarding and is flanked by two pass-sized doors leading to dressing rooms The doors feature 4 raised panels and ceramic knobs The polygonal stage is defined as a "room" backdrop with its side walls set at a diagonal to add to the illusion of depth A small room behind the stage wall features a semi-elliptical arch recessed from the wall surface It may have orig-inally been exposed before the grange redecorated the stage at the beginning of the twentieth century The hall has plaster on lath walls and its narrow board hardwood floors were added by the grange at the turn of the century Early electric fixtures hang from the ceiling on chains An original furnace provided by the town and grange at the beginning of this century remains on the west front portion of the room, It is a large "Empire" model cast by the Cooperative Foundry Co of Rochester, NY Also evident throughout the hall are folding hardwood benches with decorative iron legs cast by the Buffalo Hardware Co The second floor of the Cornwall Town Hall is scheduled for remodelling in several years

8. Signif icance

Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799

X 1800-1899 X 1900-

Areas of S ign i f icance—Check and justify below archeology-prehistoric _ community planning archeology-historic

_X._ agriculture _X_ architecture

art commerce communications

conservation economics

__ education _ engineering

exploration/settlement industry

.__ invention

landscape architecture, law literature

_ military music

_. philosophy politics/government

religion science sculpture social/ humanitarian theater transportation other (specify)

Specific dates 1 8 8 0 , c 1905 Builder/Architect N o t k n o w n

Statement of S ignif icance (in one paragraph)

The Cornwall Town Hall is signigicant as a well preserved Italianate public building in a Vermont agricultural community with only several vernacular residential examples of of the style Its architectural components resemble details on structures attributed to architect/builder, Clinton G Smith, of nearby Middlebury, VT and may have been manu-factured at the Smith and Allen Mill there Early referred to as the 'Town House', since 1903 it has also been well known as the home of the Cornwall Grange It achieves further significance from its association with this rural fraternity, which was respon-sible for organizing a regional grange, the C.J Bell Pomona Grange, in 1904

Cornwall, located in the center of the western portion of the state of Vermont, was chartered in 1761 and settled first mostly by persons from Litchfield County, Connecticut The town was organized in 1784 and grew quickly into a prosperous farming community due to its relatively level terrain and fertile soil that was easy to cultivate Cornwall was well known for its flocks of Spanish Merino sheep by the time the Town Hall was built in 1880 for a cost of $2,600 1 The early association of the hall with the grange marks this as a period in Vermont history when the shift in agriculture from self-suffi-ciency to specialized commercial farming (e g sheep breeding) and increased competition from western markets made necessary an organization of farmers to influence agricultural policy at the state and national levels Vermont granges were established beginning in the 1870's and state grange history at this time was marked by movements to regulate railroad rates and by the battle to establish a separate agricultural college

Cornwall's first grange was organized in 1874, but lasted only a short while Con-sequently, although the grange later had much to do with improving the town hall struc-ture, its influence was not immediately evident The first improvements were carried out by the town In 1881, a place was prepared for the town hearse underneath the Hall, 2 and on January 5, 1882, the parcel of land with the right of way for the hearse was deeded by farmer Charles Benedict to the town of Cornwall 3 The structure was improved with, seats, stove and a table in the lower hall in 1884-85-^ Town meeting was first held there on March 10, 1881 In 1892, voting booths that are still in use were purchased from C E Sampson for $15 90 ^

Cornwall Grange no 304 was organized in 1903 and it is this group which appears to have been instrumental in maintaining and improving the Town Hall as a community center during the first part of the twentieth century Cornwall Grange was responsible for the organization of the C.J Bell Pomona Grange #13 in October 1904, which served as a re-gional association of farmers and which presumably met in the Town Hall 6 The grange built on the rear kitchen ell c,1905 and provided kitchen equipment, banquet tables in the dining hall kerosene chandeliers and later, electric lights ' Later, an electric warming oven was provided for the kitchen and folding chairs were purchased for the dining r o o m . 8 The Cornwall Grange redecorated the stage, purchased a piano, and pro-vided window drapes, as well as splitting with the town the cost of the furnace which

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is still present in the upstairs hall ® The grange continued to support the building after it was reorganized as Cornwall Grange no 550 in 1946 In 1950 it donated $50.. to repair the Hall after a hurricane and in 1960 it donated $250 toward its repair

The detailing of fenestration and the principal entrance, while not specifically Italianate, closely resembles architectural elements on documented structures of Clinton G Smith, a nearby Middlebury architect and builder The Smith and Allen Mill in Middle-bury was built in 1880, the same year as the Town Hall was constructed The mill may have furnished the regionally singular enframements, the peaked lintels and the cross-in-lozenge motif elements used on the building H However, Smith and Allen had been partners since 1877 and presumably had means of turning out architectural components prior to 1880 A list of documented works of Clinton Smith compiled from local papers by Robert Jones does not list the Cornwall Town Hall as one of Smith's works, however Hence, at the present time it is merely conjectural that the town of Cornwall purchased the components for their town hall from the partners in nearby Middlebury 12

The Cornwall Town Hall is presently being renovated on the interior and restored on the exterior It remains as a significant architectural testament to the history of the grange in Cornwall and its vicinity and to local architectural influences result-ing from the practice of Smith and Allen based in nearby Middlebury,. Vermont

FOOTNOTES 1 Notes compiled by Carrie Bingham from Cornwall Town Reports 2 Ibid 3 Cornwall Land Records, vol 12, pg 84 4 Bingham, op.cit. 5 Ibid 6 Guy P Horton, History of the Grange in Vermont (Montpelier, VT 1926) pg 59 7 Beulah M Sanford, Two Centuries of Cornwall Life (Rutland, VT Sharp Printing,

1962) pg 58 8 Ibid , pg 58 9 Ibid,, pg 58

10 Ibid , pg 58 11 Interview, Glen Andres, professor of Art History, Middlebury College,

Middlebury, VT, April 1985 12 Ibid

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A s the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth byjtae Natlonat)ParV) Service.

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES:

Beers, F W. Atlas of Addison County, VT (1871) Rutland, VT Charles E Tuttle Co., 1971 5 b

Child, Hamilton Gazetteer and Business Directory of Addison County, VT, 1881-82, Syracuse, NY The Journal Office, 1882,

Hemenway, Abby Vermont Historical Gazetteer. Burlington,VT Miss A..M.Hemmenway, 1868, vol 1 part 1

Horton, Guy P History of the Grange in Vermont, Montpelier, VT 1926,

Rozwenc, Edwin C Agricultural Policies in Vermont, 1860-1945, Montpelier, VT Vermont Historical Society, 1981

Rozwenc, Edwin C "Agriculture and Politics in the Vermont Tradition" Vermont Quarterly, vo, 17, no 4, October 1949, pp 81-96. /

Sanford, Beulah M, Two Centuries of Cornwall Life. Rutland, VT Sharp Printing, 1962,

Notes compiled by Carrie Bingham from Cornwall Town Reports

"Documented Works of Clinton G. Smith (1846-1905)" Notes compiled from newspapers Middlebury Register (1872-97, 1905) and Addison County Independent (1876-82) by Robert 0, Jones

Cornwall Land Records, vol 12, pg 84,

Interview, Glen Andres, professor of Art History, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, April 1985,

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The boundary describes the property held in common ownership with the Town Hall and consists of the land under the building itself with a right of way for a hearse, The property is further described on page 84 of volume 12 of the Cornwall Land Records,

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