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The Wells River Graded School is a historic school building on
United States Route 5 U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south United States highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Significant cities along the route include New Haven, Connecticut; Hartford, Connecticut; and Springfi ...
in the
Wells River Wells River is a village in the town of Newbury in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 431 at the 2020 census. The village center is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 5 and 302. The village center (the portion near t ...
village of
Newbury, Vermont Newbury could be either of the following places in the U.S. state of Vermont: *Newbury (town), Vermont *Newbury (village), Vermont Newbury is an incorporated village in the town of Newbury in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population ...
. Built in 1874, it is one of the state's finest examples of Second Empire architecture. Now in commercial use, 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 1976.


Description and history

The former Wells River Graded School building stands set back from Main Street (US 5) on the south side of the village of Wells River, adjacent to the Wells River Congregational Church. It is a 1-1/2 story brick building, with a mansard roof providing a full second story. A tower-like section projects from the center of the front facade, also two stories tall, its roof crested by an iron railing and capped by an open belfry with pyramidal roof. Both the main roof and belfry roof are composed of multicolored slate shingles. The building corners are quoined in brick, and the eaves are studded with paired Italianate brackets. Entrances are set flanking the central projecting, under hip-roof porches, also with multicolor slate roofs. The interior plan has two classrooms on each floor, with separate stairwells in the two western corners. with The school was built in 1874. Although its architect is not documented, the building is stylistically similar to others designed by Lambert Packard in St. Johnsbury. The building was adapted to commercial and community uses in the mid-1970s.


See also

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


References

{{National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Vermont Second Empire architecture in Vermont School buildings completed in 1874 Buildings and structures in Newbury, Vermont Historic district contributing properties in Vermont