King Farm

United States historic place

The King Farm

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

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Location| King Farm Rd., .5 mi. N of jct with US 4, Woodstock, Vermont
Coordinates| 43°37′11″N 72°32′35″W﻿ / ﻿43.61972°N 72.54306°W﻿ / 43.61972; -72.54306
Area| 157 acres (64 ha)
Built| 1793 (1793)
MPS| Agricultural Resources of Vermont MPS
NRHP reference No.| 97000026[1]
Added to NRHP| January 31, 1997

The King Farm is a historic farm property at King Farm Road in Woodstock, Vermont. Encompassing more than 150 acres (61 ha) of woodlands and pasture, the farm has 150 years of architectural history, include a rare 18th-century English barn. Originally a subsistence farm, it became a gentleman's farm in the late 19th century, and its farmstead now hosts a regional government commission. The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

## Description and history[edit]

The former King Farm is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Woodstock village, to the north of United States Route 4 and Rose Hill, a loop road on US 4's north side. The farm consists of 157 acres (64 ha), roughly divided equally between cleared and forested land; the cleared land is used either as pasturage or haying. The farmstead is located at the end of King Farm Road, once a through road leading to Barnard but now serving as the farmstead's drive. The complex includes the main house and barn, as well as a sheep barn, horse shed, granary, and workshop, most of which were built before 1900. The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built about 1793 and enlarged twice during the 19th century. The main barn's oldest portion dates to the same period, consisting of an English barn that has been nearly completely enclosed by additions. The sheep barn, added to the property in 1840, is 1+1⁄2 stories in height with a shed roof extension on one side.[2]

The farm was cleared and first settled by Jesse Williams, progenitor of a locally prominent family, in the early 1790s, and farmed by him until 1807. Jabez King, a Massachusetts native who had lived in Woodstock for 20 years, purchased the farm from Williams, and four generations of his family would work the land. The farmstead is not only significant for the survival of some of its oldest buildings, but also for the diversity of structures, exemplifying the changes in agricultural and architectural trends. Hiram Udall King, a grandson who made his name in education (founding the King School in Stamford, Connecticut), bought out shares of his siblings and mother in the farm in 1887, transforming it into gentleman's farm and summer retreat. In the early 20th century he added additional living quarters for hands hired to work the land, and added buildings for use by its summer residents and visitors. In 1985, the last of King's descendants died, leaving the remaining land to what is now the Vermont Land Trust.[2]

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b Jack Anderson (1996). "NRHP nomination for The King Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2016. with photos from 1996

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National Register of Historic Places in Windsor County, Vermont

National
Historic
Landmarks|

* Calvin Coolidge Homestead District
* George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home
* Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop
* Stellafane Observatory

Districts|

* Advent Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District
* Ascutney Mill Dam Historic District
* Ascutney State Park
* Bethel Village Historic District
* Theron Boyd Homestead
* Brigham Hill Historic District
* Brook Farm
* Chester Village Historic District
* Christian Street Rural Historic District
* Coolidge State Park
* Fletcher–Fullerton Farm
* Goodrich Four Corners Historic District
* Hartford Village Historic District
* Jericho Rural Historic District
* King Farm
* Ludlow Village Historic District
* Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
* Gen. Lewis R. Morris House
* Norwich Mid-Century Modern Historic District
* Norwich Village Historic District
* Parker Hill Rural Historic District ‡
* Plymouth Historic District
* Quechee Historic Mill District
* Isaac M. Raymond Farm
* Saddlebow Farm
* Slayton–Morgan Historic District
* South Royalton Historic District
* South Woodstock Village Historic District
* Southview Housing Historic District
* Springfield Downtown Historic District
* Stockbridge Common Historic District
* Stone Village Historic District
* Taftsville Historic District
* Terraces Historic District
* Weathersfield Center Historic District
* West Hartford Village Historic District
* Weston Village Historic District
* White River Junction Historic District
* Wilder Village Historic District
* Wilgus State Park
* Windsor Village Historic District
* Woodstock Village Historic District

Buildings|

| Commercial|

* Aiken Stand Complex
* Fox Stand
* F. H. Gillingham & Sons
* Locust Creek House Complex
* Charles Marsh Law Office
* Pollard Block
* Progressive Market
* Simons' Inn
* Windsor House

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Educational|

* Abbott Memorial Library
* Beaver Meadow School
* Black River Academy
* Eureka Schoolhouse
* Hartford Library
* Ludlow Graded School
* Park Street School
* Root School
* South Reading Schoolhouse
* Spencer Hollow School

Government|

* Damon Hall
* Fire District No. 2 Firehouse
* Reading Town Hall

Industrial|

* Bridgewater Woolen Mill
* Royalton Mill Complex

Religious|

* Beaver Meadow Union Chapel
* Cavendish Universalist Church
* Congregational Church of Ludlow
* Old Christ Church
* St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Residential|

* Atherton Farmstead
* Augustus and Laura Blaisdell House
* Twing Buckman House
* Rev. George Daman House
* Dewey House
* Wentworth and Diana Eldredge House
* Ezekiel Emerson Farm
* Farrar-Mansur House
* Joseph Fessenden House
* Reverend Dan Foster House
* Fowler-Steele House
* Gate of the Hills
* Daniel Gay House
* Glimmerstone
* Greenwood House
* Harrington House
* Hartness House
* Jeffrey House
* Wales N. Johnson House
* Juniper Hill Farm-Maxwell Evarts House
* Lockwood-Boynton House
* Luce Farm
* Maple Hill Farm
* Joseph and Daniel Marsh House
* McKenstry Manor
* Meeting House Farm
* Owen Moon Farm
* NAMCO Block
* Old Constitution House
* Aaron Jr. and Susan Parker Farm
* Zachariah Spaulding Farm
* Walter and Sylvia Stockmayer House
* Jedediah Strong II House
* David Sumner House
* John Wilder House

Object|

* Indian Stones

Sites|

* Gilbert's Hill
* Historic Crown Point Road

Structures|

* Best's Covered Bridge
* Bowers Covered Bridge
* Bridge 15
* Bridgewater Corners Bridge
* Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge‡
* Gilead Brook Bridge
* Gould's Mill Bridge
* Iron Bridge at Howard Hill Road
* Kendron Brook Bridge
* Lincoln Covered Bridge
* Martin's Mill Covered Bridge
* Ottauquechee River Bridge
* Quechee Gorge Bridge
* Spaulding Bridge
* Stockbridge Four Corners Bridge
* Taftsville Covered Bridge
* Upper Falls Covered Bridge
* West Hartford Bridge
* West Woodstock Bridge
* Willard Covered Bridge
* Woodstock Warren Through Truss Bridge

Footnotes|

‡This historic property also has portions in an adjacent state.

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