National Historic Landmark-Stellafane

National Historical Landmark- Stellafane Observatory

Stellafane Observatory played a pioneering role in the development of amateur telescope making and popular astronomy in the United States.

The site contains the original clubhouse of the Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc. (1924), and the first large ...

National Historic Landmark-St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

National Historical Landmarks- St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

The Athenanaeum's construction (1868-1873), its collection of American landscape paintings and books, its original role as a public library and free art gallery, and the industrial origins of the fortune that provided it, all contribute ...

National Historic Landmark-Shelburne Farms

National Historical Landmarks- Shelburne Farms

One of the many estate properties built for wealthy American industrialists during the Gilded Age period, Shelburne Farms was considered an ideal country place for its exemplary model stock farm and horse breeding service, architectural and ...

National Historic Landmark-Round Church

National Historical Landmarks- The Round Church

The Round Church, built in 1812-1813, is a rare, well-preserved example of a sixteen-sided meetinghouse. Richmond architect and builder William Rhodes displayed a level of skill and imagination that is normally reserved for high style ...

National Historic Landmark-Rokeby

National Historical Landmarks-Rokeby

Rokeby, a Robinson family farmstead for four generations, is significant for its role in the Underground Railroad. Rare surviving documentation that the Robinson family kept attests to its use as a stop, and provides accurate insights into an ...

National Historic Landmark- Rockingham Meeting House

National Historical Landmarks-Rockingham Meeting House

The Rockingham Meeting House is a rare 18th century New England meetinghouse of the second period type, virtually unaltered on the exterior or interior. Its barn-like massing and austere appearance evoke Medieval and Puritan forms, yet ...

National Historic Landmark-Robbins & Lawrence Armory & Machine

National Historical Landmarks-Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop

Erected in 1846, the Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop is an excellent example of 19h century American industrial architecture.

During the 1840s and 1850s the company designed and manufactured ...

National Historic Landmark-Rudyard Kipling Home

National Historical Landmarks-Naulakha-Rudyard Kipling House

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), the first English language author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1907), had this house and outbuildings built for his American bride.

Despite their brief residence in the house(1893-1896), Kipling wrote several ...

National Historic Landmark-Marsh-Billings Historical Park

National Historical Landmarks-George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home

Built in 1805 by his father, this was Marsh's home until he left for Dartmouth College in 1816. Marsh, a lawyer, philologist, and diplomat, made a significant contribution to the conservation movement in America ...

National Historic Landmark-Mount Independence

National Historical Landmarks-Mount Independence

This site, on Lake Champlain opposite Fort Ticonderoga, was fortified by Colonial troops in 1776 to prevent the British from penetrating to the Hudson River through the Champlain Valley.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

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