Clarendon House (Clarendon Springs, Vermont)

United States historic place

Clarendon House

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Clarendon Springs Ln., Clarendon, Vermont
Coordinates| 43°32′55″N 73°1′18″W﻿ / ﻿43.54861°N 73.02167°W﻿ / 43.54861; -73.02167
Area| 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built| 1835 (1835)
NRHP reference No.| 76000146[1]
Added to NRHP| May 17, 1976

The Clarendon House is a historic former hotel building on Clarendon Springs Lane in Clarendon, Vermont. Built about 1835 and enlarged in the 1850s, it is one of Vermont's finest examples of pre-Civil War resort architecture, and a rare little-altered survivor of that period. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It and adjacent buildings are (as of 2015) vacant and for sale.

## Description and history

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The Clarendon House stands in a rural area of northwestern Clarendon, on the west bank of the Clarendon River. It is set on the east side of Walker Mountain Road in the cluster of buildings that make up the rural village of Clarendon Springs. It is a large three-story brick structure that is nine bays wide and five deep, with a gabled roof pierced by two rows of gabled dormers on one side, and a single row on the other. The gable ends, and portions of the third floor, are framed in wood and finished in clapboards. The building's defining feature is a three-story porch, which extends around three of its sides, supported by Doric columns.[2]

Built about 1835, the Clarendon House is one of the oldest surviving mineral spring resort hotels in the northeastern United States. Originally built as a two-story structure, and enlarged in the 1850s, it resembled a combination of a typical stagecoach hotel and high-class hotel accommodations of the early 19th century, as exemplified by Boston's Tremont House. The local mineral springs had been known since the 18th century for their restorative powers, and Thomas McLaughlin built this hotel about 1835 to capitalize on the business it brought. Its business, spurred by railroad construction through the area, was principally from southern states, and was consequently ruined by the American Civil War. After the war, business resumed under new ownership, but failed due to changing tastes and its inability to compete with other resorts offering a wider area of activities. In the 20th century the building has at times house a variety of businesses, including a restaurant and an antiques business.[2] It is (as of early 2016) vacant and for sale.

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutland County, Vermont

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Clarendon House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

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National Register of Historic Places in Rutland County, Vermont

National
Historic
Landmark|

* Brown Covered Bridge

Districts|

* Benson Village
* Brandon State School
* Brandon Village Historic District
* Castleton Village Historic District
* Danby Village Historic District
* East Poultney Historic District
* Fair Haven Green Historic District
* Gifford Woods State Park
* Hosford–Sherman Farm
* Kingsley Grist Mill Historic District
* Marble Street Historic District
* Middletown Springs Historic District
* Mission of the Church of Our Savior
* Mountain View Stock Farm
* Pittsford Green Historic District
* Poultney Main Street Historic District
* Rural Otter Creek Valley Historic District
* Rutland Courthouse Historic District
* Rutland Downtown Historic District
* Simeon Smith Mansion
* Tinmouth Historic District
* Wallingford Main Street Historic District

Buildings|

| Commercial|

* Clarendon House
* Hyde's Hotel
* Paramount Theater

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Education|

* H. H. Baxter Memorial Library
* Braintree School
* Castleton Medical College Building
* Hydeville School
* Immaculate Heart of Mary School
* Longfellow School
* Poultney Central School
* St. Stanislaus Kostka School and Convent House
* Sudbury School No. 3
* Watkins School
* Wells Village School

Government|

* Pawlet Town Hall
* West Rutland Town Hall

Industrial|

* Crowley Cheese Factory
* Kazon Building

Religious|

* Clarendon Congregational Church
* St. Stanislaus Kostka School and Convent House
* St. Peter's Church and Mount St. Joseph Convent Complex
* Sudbury Congregational Church
* West Haven Baptist Church

Residential|

* Nathan Allen House
* Allen-Castle House
* Chaffee-Moloney Houses
* Clementwood
* Asahel Kidder House
* Fox–Cook Farm
* Green Mountain Cottage
* Hager Farm
* Gen. Robinson Hall House
* Hulett Farm
* Laurel Glen Mausoleum-Laurel Hall
* Linden Terrace
* Thomas H. Palmer House
* Arthur Perkins House
* Proctor-Clement House
* Anthony Scoville House
* Simeon Smith House
* Homer Waldo Farm

Transportation|

* East Clarendon Railroad Station

Sites|

* Forest Dale Iron Furnace
* Fort Vengeance Monument Site
* Hubbardton Battlefield

Structures|

* Bridge 4
* Colburn Bridge
* Cold River Bridge
* Cooley Covered Bridge
* Dean Covered Bridge
* Depot Covered Bridge
* Gorham Covered Bridge
* Hammond Covered Bridge
* Kingsley Covered Bridge
* Marble Bridge
* Sanderson Covered Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutland County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont
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