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The Washington County sheriff’s office at 10 Elm Street was ordered by mail from the Pauly Jail Company of St. Louis, Missouri, for $23,000 in 1900. A local crew constructed the building that featured a Queen Anne style home for the jailer in the…

The Methodist congregation voted to build this church in 1878 after the original Methodist church in the village burned. It is identified as the M. E. Church on the 1870 village map. Direct sunlight of a summer day accentuates the decorative shingles…

The Adams Store pictured is smaller than the original building which was destroyed by fire. The third floor was a large function hall while the Adams live on the second floor. Note the Fairbanks Scale sign at the front corner of the store. A woman…

Eighteen members of the Marshfield order of Knights of Pythias attend Camp Ewins in Barre, VT. Canvas tents flank the standing men. Eldred Pitkin and Arch Cole are seated in front.

This three story structure housed the meeting room for the Knights of Pythias. The top floor was used for dances, band practice and other town functions. Look closely and you can see signage at the main door for the post office entrance. An office…

This KOP Hall replaced the original building after a fire in 1909. Sporting a more modern flat roof, the actual layout replicated the first building. The power pole remains the same as do the 4 steps up from the sidewalk.

Residents celebrate the 150th anniversary of the settlement of Marshfield. They are in the hall of the Knights of Pythias, 1942. Standing in front of the stage and a choir are Alvi T. Davis, Lillian Davis, Ella Lilley, Lou Carpenter and Maude Davis.…

Mr. Ira Ormsbee sports a jaunty cap, colorful tie and suspenders while standing with a reel mower. His dog lies beside him in front of a large graveyard monument.

Edith Gillette pulls a wagon with George McCrillis sitting in it. George wears a wide brimmed hat and is holding a white and gray cat. Edith wears a high-collared, long-sleeved dress with a sash around her waist. They are in front of his father's…

Four men are swimming at Baily Mill Pond in front of the sawmill structures. A jacket hangs from a pole while shoes and clothes are piled on the mill ramp. Logs are stacked on the ground in the distance.

The beautifully ornate French Second Empire style home at the corner of Elm and Vine Streets was the proud home of Dennis Lane, president of the Lane Manufacturing Company. Lane’s house was on a prominent Montpelier thoroughfare where it could be…

For much of Montpelier’s history this home has had a commanding view of Montpelier from a ridge on “Seminary Hill” accessed by East State Street. Successful farmer and land owner Morton Marvin purchased it from carriage maker and horse breeder F. C.…