The Ethan Allen Homestead is a
historic house museum at 1 Ethan Allen Homestead in
Burlington, Vermont
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. It was built about 1787 by
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen ( – February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, lay theologian, American Revolutionary War patriot, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for ...
, and is the only surviving residence of his in the state. It is open to the public annually from May to October. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
History
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen ( – February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, lay theologian, American Revolutionary War patriot, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for ...
(1738-1789) is widely revered as one of Vermont's greatest early public figures. Born in
Connecticut, he speculated extensively with his brothers and other extended family members in land in Vermont, and was an instrumental figure in securing the territory's independence from
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and its eventual statehood. In his later years he settled on a farm of in the
Winooski River
The Winooski River (formerly the Onion River) is a tributary of Lake Champlain, approximately long, in the northern half of Vermont. Although not Vermont's longest river, it is one of the state's most significant, forming a major valley way from ...
valley, and probably built this house a few years before his death. In the 19th and 20th centuries the property was owned by others, but was generally recognized as having been Allen's.
[ with ] In the late 1980s a surviving remnant of the farm property was turned into a park and museum.
Description
The house is a modest -story post-and-beam structure, with a gable roof and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is three bays wide, with a center entrance framed by simple molding and topped by a four-light transom window and cornice. The interior of the house follows a Georgian central-chimney plan, although the original massive brick chimney has been removed. The house is set on the floodplain of the Winooski River, between it and
Vermont Route 127
Vermont Route 127 (VT 127) is a state highway in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It currently exists in two segments: a signed, locally maintained portion in the city of Burlington and the town of Colchester, and an unsigned, ...
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See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont
*List of the oldest buildings in Vermont
This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of Vermont in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Vermont and any other surviving structures from the eighteenth century period or the oldest of its type. So ...
References
External links
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum web site
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
National Register of Historic Places in Burlington, Vermont
Houses completed in 1787
Houses in Chittenden County, Vermont
Museums in Burlington, Vermont
Historic house museums in Vermont