Irasburg Town Hall

United States historic place

Irasburg Town Hall

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Park Ave., Irasburg Square, Irasburg, Vermont
Coordinates| 44°48′9″N 72°16′43″W﻿ / ﻿44.80250°N 72.27861°W﻿ / 44.80250; -72.27861
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1911 (1911)
Architect| C. D. Story
MPS| Historic Government Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No.| 94001334[1]
Added to NRHP| November 21, 1994

Irasburg Town Hall is the center of the town government of Irasburg, Vermont. Built in 1911, it is located facing Irasburg Square on the site of original county courthouse of Orleans County, of which Irasburg was the shire town of until 1884. The town hall is a prominent local civic and social venue, its auditorium featuring fine painted backdrops. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

## Description and history

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Irasburg Town Hall occupies a prominent position in the center of Irasburg village, on the east side of Irasburg Square, between the public library and the general store. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a dormered hip roof and clapboarded exterior. Its front facade is three bays wide, with a single-story porch extending across the front, with tapered round columns supporting a hip roof. The main entrance opens into a foyer that has stairs leading up at the sides, and provides access to a dining hall and kitchen on the ground floor. The upper-level houses an auditorium with stage at the far end, and a vaulted ceiling created by arched panels. Among the theatrical fixtures are five painted backdrops, created by local artists and depicting scenes of northern Vermont.[2]

The hall was built in 1911, and is stylistically similar to a typical American Foursquare house, except on a larger scale. It was built on the site of the former county courthouse, which was destroyed by fire in 1910. In addition to housing civic functions, the hall has been home to traveling and local theatrical productions, social events such as weddings and dinners. Its use for such functions declined in the 1970s but has since been revived.[2]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans 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 Lisa Hartmann (1994). "NRHP nomination for Irasburg Town Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 3, 2017. with photos from 1994

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National Register of Historic Places in Orleans County, Vermont

Districts|

* Brownington Village Historic District
* Crystal Lake Falls Historic District
* Newport Downtown Historic District

Buildings|

* Derby House Hotel
* Jerry E. Dickerman House
* District Number Four School
* Fox Hall
* Goodrich Memorial Library
* Greensboro Depot
* Haskell Free Library and Opera House
* William Hayden House
* Holland Congregational Church
* House at 68 Highland Avenue
* Irasburg Town Hall
* L. P. Jenne Block
* King Block
* Lakeview Inn
* Orleans County Courthouse and Jail Complex
* J. S. Sweeney Store, Barn, Livery and Hall
* U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and Customs House
* U.S. Inspection Station-Beebe Plain, Vermont
* U.S. Inspection Station-Derby Line, Vermont
* U.S. Inspection Station-North Troy, Vermont
* Ai J. White Duplex

Site|

* Crystal Lake State Park

Structures|

* Orne Covered Bridge
* River Road Covered Bridge

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