249 North Street

This two-story, three-by-three bay house, gable front house sits along the south side of North Street, near North Winooski Avenue.  The house features with one-over-one, double hung sash windows, aluminum siding, stone foundation, slate roof with raking eaves, and a small, central chimney.  The entrance is on the left side of the front facade, sheltered by a porch extending across the front with a wooden halfwall.  A one-and-one-half story gable roof addition extends off the back end.

The slate roof with raking eaves, stone foundation and small, central chimney are all characteristic of the 1870s.  The windows appear to be replacements, and the aluminum siding has replaced the original clapboards.

The addition appears on the 1890 Hopkins map.  The rest of the building has undergone little to no change, and it is listed on the Burlington Inventory of Historic Resources.¹

Peter Kirby was most likely the first inhabitant, in 1870.²  He was originally a sailor but began selling wood from his home in 1875 and continued until 1887, when he moved out.³  After moving to the neighboring property, 245 North Street, which he also owned, he continued dealing in wood into the 1900s.⁴

See house on 1877 Birds-Eye Map