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 to the national significance of the building.

The art collection contains a number of Hudson River School paintings. This unaltered building retains a strong, elegant Victorian flavor of the 19th century.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

Photo courtesy postcard published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine 1906