The Deacon John Holbrook House is a historic building at 80 Linden Street in
Brattleboro, Vermont. Built in 1825 for prominent local businessman
John Holbrook, it is a high-quality example of Federal period architecture. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1982.
It now houses professional offices.
Description and history
The Holbrook House is located north of downtown Brattleboro, at the northwest corner of Linden and Chapin Streets, across from the town common. Linden Street is a major continuation of Brattleboro's Main Street. The house is a roughly L-shaped -story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboard siding. Its front facade, facing Linden Street, has a projecting three-bay section with angled sides, with similar single-story gabled porches set in front of each bay. The porches are supported by slender smooth round Ionic columns set on high square posts, with the adjoining posts joined at the top of the post. The entrance is set on the rightmost bay, topped by a Federal style fanlight. The gable above the projecting section is flushboarded, with a sunburst motif at the center.
The 1825 house was built by Nathaniel Bliss, a local carpenter, and apparently was designed by Bliss as well. John Holbrook, a
native, worked in what is now southern Vermont as a surveyor, and eventually became part-owner of a general store in
Newfane. He expanded his business interests, importing and exporting goods from Brattleboro via the
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...
, and was one of the owners of the first flat-bottomed boat to ply that river.
[ A son of John Holbrook, ]Frederick Holbrook
Frederick Holbrook (February 15, 1813 – April 28, 1909) was an American farmer, businessman, and Governor of the State of Vermont. Active in politics and government, first as a Whig, and later as a Republican, he was most notable for his serv ...
, became the 27th governor of Vermont.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont
References
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
Federal architecture in Vermont
Houses completed in 1825
Houses in Brattleboro, Vermont
National Register of Historic Places in Windham County, Vermont