Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, also known as the Sheldon Museum, is a history museum in

Middlebury, Vermont Middlebury is the shire town (county seat) of Addison County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 9,152. Middlebury is home to Middlebury College and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. History On ...

created by Henry Sheldon in 1882 focusing on his private collections and the history of the state of

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

, US. It is located in the 1829 Judd-Harris House, a three-story brick Federal house, which showcases much of the museum's collections, including furniture, art, and artifacts. The museum's Stewart-Swift Research Center houses and provides access to over two centuries of primary source materials documenting the history of

Addison County, Vermont Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,363. Its shire town ( county seat) is the town of Middlebury. History Iroquois settled in the county before Europeans arrived in ...

and other Vermont places.

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History museums in Vermont Museums in Addison County, Vermont Buildings and structures in Middlebury, Vermont {{Vermont-museum-stub