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  • Collection: Montpelier Photographs

View of the Village of Montpelier from Mill Point in Berlin

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Engraving of Montpelier, Vermont, by Sarah Isham Watrous, 1821. The first State House is left of center and the Davis Tavern, later renamed Pavilion House, is the brick building to the right of center.

Pavilion House, Montpelier, Vt., M. Cottrill, Proprietor

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Advertising card with an engraving of the Pavilion House, dating between 1846 and 1856

Pavilion Hotel, between 1865 and 1870

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Photograph of the Pavilion Hotel under the management of Levi Boutwell. A stagecoach waits in front of the hotel. Men stand in front under the porch, while women stand on the second floor porch.

View of Montpelier, Vermont, circa 1869

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View of Montpelier, Vermont, looking east, showing the side of the first Pavilion Hotel. The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company building is also identified. A liberty pole, erected in the State House Park, is in the foreground.

View of Montpelier, Vermont, circa 1866

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View of Montpelier, Vermont, looking north, taken from the south side of the Winooksi River. On the left is the third State House. On the right is the Pavilion Hotel. The liberty pole is visible to the left of the hotel.

Second Pavilion Hotel, circa 1880

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The second Pavilion Hotel, owned by Theron O. Bailey, designed by Boston architect George Ropes, and built by A. B. Fisher. The hotel was completed in 1876 and a grand opening ball was held on February 28, 1876.

Piazza of Pavilion Hotel

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Stereoview of the porch of the second Pavilion Hotel, showing guests seated on chairs, 1879

Interior of Pavilion Hotel, 1880s

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Interior of the second Pavilion Hotel, showing the lobby and reception desk, circa 1880s

Pavilion Hotel, circa 1885

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View of Montpelier, Vermont, looking east, showing the side of the second Pavilion Hotel. The Pavilion livery stable can be seen behind the hotel. The fourth Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company building, erected in 1882, is visible across the…

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.