The Stannard House is a historic house at 3 George Street in Burlington, Vermont. Built about 1850, it is a good local example of Greek Revival architecture executed in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1] The building is now in mixed commercial-residential use..

Stannard House
Stannard House is located in Vermont
Stannard House
Stannard House is located in the United States
Stannard House
Location3 George St., Burlington, Vermont
Coordinates44°28′50″N 73°12′54.5″W / 44.48056°N 73.215139°W / 44.48056; -73.215139
Arealess than one acre
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.100003416[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2019

Description and history

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The Stannard House is located on the north side of downtown Burlington, at the northwest corner of George and Pearl Streets. It is a 2+12-story brick building, with a gabled roof. Its main facade is four bays wide, with the bays asymmetrically placed around a centered entrance. The entrance is set in a recess, with a columned entablature and full-length sidelight windows. A two-story brick wing, also four bays in length, extends along George Street, recessed from the main block facade.[2]

The house was built in 1849-50 by Doctor Ashbel Pitkin, who lived here and also operated his medical practice here. It remained in use as a medical practice until about 1860, after which it became an owner-occupied boarding house. The house was briefly home to American Civil War general George Stannard between 1871 and 1873, and became known as the Stannard House as a result. Stannard made no significant alterations to the house, and was forced to sell it as a result of accounting problems related to his government service. It was converted into apartments in the 1950s. The building is one of the few in the immediate area to survive a major urban renewal project in the 2000s.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Draft NRHP nomination for Stannard House" (PDF). State of Vermont. Retrieved 2019-02-25.