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In the late 19th century Elm Street was home to many mechanics and small manufacturers. Today, all of the small buildings between State and Langdon Streets are gone. The small building to the right of the telephone pole in the top picture was…

In the 19th century, the north side of State Street between the Pavilion Hotel and the County Court House hosted large, imposing homes. One of the earliest was 89 State Street, the c. 1810 Federal style home built by Hezekiah Reed and now owned by…

The Capitol Theater on State Street is a rare example of the Art Deco style in Vermont. An earlier Colonial Revival-style theater on this site was destroyed by fire in 1939, providing an opportunity to bring a contemporary style to downtown…

The Washington County Courthouse has stood the test of time. Constructed in 1844, before railroads came to town, it has presided over State Street for 176 years. It originally had a smaller, architecturally appropriate tower. The tower was damaged in…

The building at 107 State Street, formerly known as the Thrush Tavern and now housing Pho Capital, is the youngest of four Federal style residential buildings in a short section of the north side of State Street. Silas C. French, a boot and shoe…

The hotel we know as the Capitol Plaza was built as the Montpelier Tavern in 1932, a three-story hotel replacing an 1826 wood-frame hotel on the same site. A fourth story was added above the cornice line in the 1940s as seen in the top photograph.…

American Legion Post #3 at 21 Main Street is housed in one of the few wood frame buildings remaining downtown. It probably dates from just after the Montpelier Fire of 1875 that flattened this area of the city. In this 1915 photograph P.J.…

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.

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.

A lady stands by some rocks on the side of a hill while holding a parasol, perhaps in Montpelier, Vermont.

A man wearing a suit stands by a bush at the base of a hill, perhaps in Montpelier, Vermont.

A man stands in front of a building with a sled and barrels on the porch, wearing an overcoat with a bottle in the pocket, perhaps in Montpelier, Vermont.