White River Junction Historic District - White River Junction, Vermont - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The White River Junction Historic District represents a unique example of a village community which developed around river and rail transportation. Centered around a major transportation facility which has recently been revitalized by Amtrak, the historic district includes within its boundaries a significant grouping of historic resources which reflect the urban architectural trends of the late nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth.

Because of its commanding location at the junction of the Connecticut and White rivers, the site, which before 1847 was occupied by nothing more than a farmhouse, was destined to develop into a thriving, nineteenth century commercial center. On the other hand, because of its dependence on the railroads, the village's commercial prosperity was also subject, traditionally, to the economic vicissitudes of the railroad industry, especially following the First World War. With increased competition from trucking, and with the completion in 1969 of interstate highways I-89 and I-91 less than one mile to the south and west, respectively, the village has suffered a severe commercial decline in recent years." - National Register Nomination form

In more recent years it appears the village has had some resurgence and has become more commercially successful.

Street address: Railroad Row, Main, Currier, Bridge, and Gates Sts. Hartford, Vermont County / Borough / Parish: Windsor Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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