Granite worker's boardinghouse

BHC117_GraniteBoardingHouse2.jpg

Title

Granite worker's boardinghouse

Description

Photograph of Granite workers outside the boardinghouse where they stayed. Many young granite workers would rent a room in a boardinghouse until they bought houses of their own. Boardinghouses were usually owned by granite companies, older granite workers, or the widows of granite workers.

Date

Late 19th Century

Source

Barre History Collection (BHC 117)

Extent

1 Photograph 4x5in

Identifier

BHC117_GraniteBoardingHouse2

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Photograph

Medium

Photograph

Collection

Citation

“Granite worker's boardinghouse,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 24, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/4886.