64 State Street, Christ Church

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Title

64 State Street, Christ Church

Creator

Carnahan, Paul

Description

This is what mud season looked like at the intersection of State and Elm Streets in 1874! The streets had not yet been paved and planks were placed across the mud to keep pedestrians’ feet somewhat dry. This photograph shows that the south side of State Street was once crowded with buildings before parking lots became a necessity. Christ Church was flanked by three Greek Revival structures that are long gone. The spire of the church’s steeple was removed in 1963 when blasting for the improved road on the other side of the river caused structural damage. The corner of the bank building at the north eastern corner of State and Elm can be seen under construction at the left edge of the photograph.

Date

1874; 2022

Source

Vermont Historical Society Picture Collection (F-CH-Montpelier, Episcopal)

Format

jpeg

Repository

Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641

Geolocation

Citation

Carnahan, Paul, “64 State Street, Christ Church,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 14, 2025, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/5059.