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  • Collection: Montpelier - Pavilion Hotel/Building

Pavilion Hotel Livery Stable, 1885

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Office of the Pavilion Hotel Livery Stable, showing coach and driver. The owner of the stable, John Q. Adams, is standing on the left.

Second Pavilion Hotel, circa 1890

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The second Pavilion Hotel with mansard roof. The hotel was remodeled by owner Jesse Sumner Viles in 1888.

Pavilion Hotel on Dewey Day, 1899

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Pavilion Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont, decorated with bunting for Dewey Day, October 12, 1899, when Admiral George Dewey returned to his hometown after his tour celebrating his victory in the Spanish-American War.

Snowroller in front of the Pavilion Hotel, 1892

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Large snowroller with a six-horse team in front of the Pavilion Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont, in 1892. The men driving the horses are Edward Witham (left), who later worked for the city of Montpelier from 1917-1930, and Clark B. Roberts (right), who…

Pavilion Hotel, circa 1960

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Colorized postcard of the Pavilion Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont, taken in the 1960s.

Demolition of the Pavilion Hotel, 1970

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Color photograph of the Pavilion Hotel, Montpelier, Vermont, taken during the demolition, 1970.

Pavilion building, 2005

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Color photograph of the Pavilion Office Building, Montpelier, Vermont, 2005.

Oral history interview with May Trafton

An interview with May Trafton about her memories of staying at the original Pavilion in the

Pavilion Hotel reconstruction

Video clip taken from the film, "A blueprint for the past.," showing the reconstruction of the Pavilion Hotel between 1970 and 1971 in time lapse photography. Senator Edward G. Janeway and Governor Deane C. Davis comment on the reconstruction.

Pavilion Hotel demolition

Video clip taken from the film, "A blueprint for the past.," showing the demolition of the Pavilion Hotel in 1970 in time lapse photography, with commentary by Governor Deane C. Davis.