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Irasburg Town Hall is the center of the town government of
Irasburg, Vermont Irasburg is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. Irasburg was established in 1781 when the land was granted to Ira Allen, Roger Enos, Jerusha Enos (wife of Roger Enos), Jerusha Enos, Jr. (wife of Ira Allen), Roger Enos, Jr. and others ...
. Built in 1911, it is located facing Irasburg Square on the site of original county courthouse of Orleans County, of which Irasburg was the
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of until 1884. The town hall is a prominent local civic and social venue, its auditorium featuring fine painted backdrops. It was listed on the
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in 1994.


Description and history

Irasburg Town Hall occupies a prominent position in the center of Irasburg village, on the east side of Irasburg Square, between the public library and the general store. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a dormered hip roof and clapboarded exterior. Its front facade is three bays wide, with a single-story porch extending across the front, with tapered round columns supporting a hip roof. The main entrance opens into a foyer that has stairs leading up at the sides, and provides access to a dining hall and kitchen on the ground floor. The upper-level houses an auditorium with stage at the far end, and a vaulted ceiling created by arched panels. Among the theatrical fixtures are five painted backdrops, created by local artists and depicting scenes of northern Vermont. with The hall was built in 1911, and is stylistically similar to a typical
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house, except on a larger scale. It was built on the site of the former county courthouse, which was destroyed by fire in 1910. In addition to housing civic functions, the hall has been home to traveling and local theatrical productions, social events such as weddings and dinners. Its use for such functions declined in the 1970s but has since been revived.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans County, Vermont __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans County, Vermont. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans County, Ve ...


References

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