2-6 State Street, Hubbard Block, c. 1826 - Montpelier Historic District - Montpelier, Vermont
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N 44° 15.605 W 072° 34.538
18T E 693522 N 4903618
The Hubbard Block is the building which forms the southwest corner of State and Main.
Waymark Code: WM11GM7
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2019
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In 2019, the store fronts on State Street and on Main Street are home to jewelry businesses.
The following text is taken from the National Register of Historic Places continuation sheet cited below.
Flemish bond, brick, 3-1/2 stories, gabled roof sheathed in standing seam metal with three brick
chimneys. The window lintels are splayed granite but have been painted along with the brick
facades and the building has a parapeted gable. Decorative tie rod ends where stabilizing rods
have been used are on the gable façade and along the eaves side. There is a recessed entry
centered on the gable end. This late Federal Style commercial building, c. 1826, survived the
nearby fires of 1875 and was restored in 1977. The store fronts were reconstructed to their
supposed original style by following photographs and buildings in other towns dating from this
period. The windows have twelve-over-twelve light replacement sash. There was a major fire in
1998 and rebuilding and repairs at that time. It was owned originally and for many years by
Timothy J. Hubbard, a local merchant and bank president. This is a fairly rare surviving example
of early 19th
century commercial architecture that notably survived the bad fires of 1875 and is
one of the oldest buildings on this part of Main Street. On 1884 through 1905 Sanborn Fire
Insurance maps, this building along with the adjacent property at 8 State Street (#64) were
labeled “Hubbard's Block.”
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Montpelier Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
2 State Street,
Montpelier, Vermont
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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