North Street
North Street is the commercial center of what is now known
as Burlington's Old North End neighborhood. It runs East-West
through the center of the neighborhood from North Ave to North
Prospect St. The North End remained sparsely populated until the
second half of the nineteenth century when Burlington's industries
began to prosper and its population grew.[1] With the growth of
Burlington's waterfront, businesses began to prosper, and with
these successful businessmen, it attracted lots of workers, and
as a result new housing was built in the North End after the Civil
War.[2]
Architectural styles represented on North Street reflect the history
of the Old North End. Some Federal and Greek Revival styles, which
were popular in the early and mid 1800's, are found, but most
houses were built after the civil war when the population of the
Old North End expanded greatly.[3] Styles that were popular during
this era were Italianate, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival and
the Bungalow style. These buildings possess a flavor that greeted
workers in the last half of the nineteenth century, and grew to
a tightly knit community complete with commercial buildings in
the beginning of the twentieth century. Today, with little new
construction over the past 50 years, North Street serves as an
excellent example of an organic 19th century neighborhood.[4]
[1] Historic Sites and Structures Survey, Chittenden
County, Burlington VT, June 1977. CD-ROM Reference HP-002, Disk
8, created 7/22/02.
[2] The Burlington Book. Historic Preservation Program, Department
of History, University of Vermont, Historic Preservation Program,
1978. p. 11.
[3] Historic Sites and Structures Survey, Chittenden County, Burlington
VT, June 1977. CD-ROM Reference HP-002, Disk 8, created 7/22/02.
[4] Historic Sites and Structures Survey, Chittenden County, Burlington
VT, June 1977. CD-ROM Reference HP-002, Disk 8, created 7/22/02.
268 North Street is a two story Italianate style house with
a concrete foundation was built c. 1870. The original use for
this building was a store[1] and is now used as apartments. No
known residents are known for this building, but the 1894 Sanborn
Map shows that it was once a grocery store.[2]
This south facing commercial Italianate style building has clapboard
siding and corner boards.
[1] Scott Gurley, City of Burlington. Historic
Sites and Structures Survey, Chittenden County, Burlington VT,
September 1993. CD-ROM Reference HP-002, Disk 8, created 7/22/02.
[2] Burlington Chittenden County Vermont. Sanborn - Perris
Map Co. Limited. Broadway NY, 1894.
273 North Street is a two-story Vernacular house with a stone
foundation was built c. 1870. The original use for this building
was a house and is still used as this today.[1] This vernacular,
tri-gabled ell plan house faces north with the ell on its west
side.
George Lee built this house and lived here from c.1870-c.1900.[2]
Lee was a builder and contractor[3] and probably built several
other houses in the neighborhood, including the one next door
at #277 North Street.[4] The massing and vernacular styling of
this house are common throughout the Old North End.
[1] Scott Gurley, City of Burlington. Historic
Sites and Structures Survey, Chittenden County, Burlington VT,
September 1993. CD-ROM Reference HP-002, Disk 8, created 7/22/02.
[2] Burlington City Directory and Business Advertiser (Burlington
VT: Free Press Association, 1869), 53
[3] Burlington City Directory and Business Advertiser (Burlington
VT: Free Press Association, 1869), 53
[4] Scott Gurley, City of Burlington. Historic Sites and Structures
Survey, Chittenden County, Burlington VT, September 1993. CD-ROM
Reference HP-002, Disk 8, created 7/22/02.
290-292 North Street is a two-story vernacular style house
with a stone foundation is shown on the 1877 Birds Eye View Map
of Burlington and was built c. 1873. The present use today for
this building is for apartments. This altered gable front vernacular
faces south. The main block of the building is two stories with
a story rear wing off set to the east and a two-story ell to the
west.
The buildings massing seems to suggest that it has had several
additions,[1] however the Sanborn Map from 1894 shows a foot print
which has changed very little. This indicated that the building
may have been built for use as apartments or had early additions.[2]
City directories list a Miss Ann Munson living here from 1873-1890.[3]
She may have been the first resident of the building.
[1] Scott Gurley, City of Burlington. Historic
Sites and Structures Survey, Chittenden County, Burlington VT,
September 1993. CD-ROM Reference HP-002, Disk 8, created 7/22/02.
[2] Burlington Chittenden County Vermont. Sanborn - Perris
Map Co. Limited. Broadway NY, 1894.
[3] Burlington City Directories and Business Advertiser (Burlington
VT: Free Press Association 1873, 75, 77, 87, 1890), 84, 70, 99,
165, 185.