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Chittenden County, Vermont

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119historic places

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1787formed

168,323pop. 2020

102cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 119 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Burlington, Winooski, Richmond.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

54 of 119 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

119 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Allen, Ethan, Homestead	Burlington	Building	1986
Apartment Building at 27 and 31 Peru Street and 29 Johnson Street	Burlington	Building	2014
Bates, Martin M., Farmstead	Richmond	District	1991
Battery Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1977
Battery Street Historic District (Boundary Increase II)	Burlington	District	2014
Battery Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Burlington	District	1984
Bentley, Wilson Alwyn "Snowflake", House	Jerico	Building	1980
Buell Street-Bradley Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1995
Burlington Bay Horse Ferry	Burlington	Site	1993
Burlington Breakwater	Burlington	Structure	2003
Burlington Montgomery Ward Building	Burlington	Building	1991
Burlington Traction Company	Burlington	Building	2004
Butler, Roswell, House	Essex	Building	2001
Carnegie Building of the Fletcher Free Library	Burlington	Building	1976
Champlain School	Burlington	Building	1982
Chapin, Lewis, Homestead	Jericho	Building	2022
Charlotte Center Historic District	Charlotte	District	1984
Chittenden, Giles, Farmstead	Williston	District	1993
Chittenden, Martin, House	Jericho	Building	1978
Church Street Historic District	Burlington	District	2010
City Hall Park Historic District	Burlington	District	1983
Clemmons Farm	Charlotte	Building	2025
Converse Hall	Burlington	Building	2021
District No.5 Schoolhouse	Underhill	Building	2018
Downtown Essex Junction Commercial Historic District	Essex Junction	District	2004
Dumas Tenements	Winooski	Building	2012
Duplex at 22-26 Johnson Street	Burlington	Building	2012
Duplex at 73-75 Sherman Street	Burlington	Building	2013
Ethan Allen Engine company No. 4	Burlington	Building	1971
First Baptist Church	Burlington	Building	2001
First Methodist Church of Burlington	Burlington	Building	1978
Fitzgerald, William, Block	Burlington	Building	2012
Follett House	Burlington	Building	1972
Fort Ethan Allen Historic District	Colchester	District	1995
GENERAL BUTLER (shipwreck)	Burlington	Site	1998
Galusha House	Jericho	Building	1978
Grassemount	Burlington	Building	1973
Gray Rocks	Richmond	District	1996
Head of Church Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1974
Hinesburg Town Forest	Hinesburg	District	2016
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge	Charlotte	Structure	1974
Honey Hollow Camp	Bolton	District	1994
House at 44 Front Street	Burlington	Building	2008
Howard Mortuary Chapel	Burlington	Building	1999
Huntington Lower Village Church	Huntington	Building	1984
Jericho Center Historic District	Jericho	District	1983
Jericho Village Historic District	Jericho	District	1992
Johnson, Dan, Farmstead	Williston	District	1993
Jonesville Academy	Jonesville	Building	1982
Kelsey, Martin L., House	Burlington	Building	1983
Lakeside Development	Burlington	District	1982
LeClair Avenue Historic District	Winooski	District	2012
LeFarriere House	Burlington	Building	2008
Mad River Glen Ski Area Historic District	Fayston	District	2012
Main Street-College Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1988
McNeil Homestead	Charlotte	Building	1982
Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski	Winooski	Building	2001
Mintzer House	Burlington	Building	2008
Moquin's Bakery	Burlington	Building	1997
Moran Municipal Generation Station	Burlington	Building	2010
Mount Philo State Park	Charlotte	District	2001
Murray-Isham Farm	Williston	District	1992
Normand House	Burlington	Building	2008
North Street Historic District	Burlington	District	2001
O.J. WALKER (shipwreck)	Burlington	Site	1998
Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue	Burlington	Building	1978
Old Red Mill and Mill House	Jericho	Building	1972
Old Red Mill and Mill House (Boundary Increase)	Jericho	Building	1976
Old Stone House	Winooski	Building	1973
PHOENIX (Shipwreck)	Coshester	Site	1998
Palmer, Charles R., House	Burlington	Building	2005
Pearl Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1984
Peck, Cicero Goddard, House	Hinesburg	Building	2010
Pine Street Industrial Historic District	Burlington	District	2017
Porter Screen Company	Winooski	Building	1979
Preston-Lafreniere Farm	Bolton	District	1999
Proctor Maple Research Farm	Underhill	Building	1999
Quinlan's Covered Bridge	East Charlotte	Structure	1974
Redstone Historic District (Additional Documentation)	Burlington	District	1991
Remington-Williamson Farm	Huntington	District	2001
Richmond Congregational Church	Richmond	Building	2001
Richmond Underwear Company Building	Richmond	Building	1992
Robarge, John B. Duplex	Burlington	Building	2005
Roberge-Desautels Apartment House	Burlington	Building	2014
Robinson, Daniel Webster, House	Burlington	Building	1982
Round Church NHL	Richmond	Building	1974
Ruggles, Lucy, House	Burlington	Building	2005
Saltus Grocery Store	Burlington	Building	2001
Sand Bar State Park	Milton	District	2002
Seguin Covered Bridge	East Charlotte	Structure	1974
Shelburne Falls Historic District	Shelburne	District	2023
Shelburne Farms NHL	Shelburne	Building	1980
Shelburne Village Historic District	Shelburne	District	1990
Sloop Island Canal Boat	Charlotte	Site	2022
South Union Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1988
South Willard Street Historic District	Burlington	District	1988
Stannard House	Burlington	Building	2019
Sutton Farm	Shelburne	District	2004
TICONDEROGA NHL	Shelburne	Structure	1966
Tavern on Mutton Hill	Charlotte	Building	1982
Tracy, Lee, House	Shelburne	Building	1983
U.S. Post Office and Customhouse	Burlington	Building	1972
Underhill State Park	Underhill	District	2002
University Green Historic District (Additional Documentation)	Burlington	District	1975
Wells, Edward, House	Burlington	Building	1979
Wells-Jackson Carriage House Complex	Burlington	Building	1982
Wells-Richardson District	Burlington	District	1979
West Milton Bridge	Milton	Structure	1992
Whitcomb, M. S., Farm	Richmond	District	1993
Williston Congregational Church	Williston	Building	1973
Williston Village Historic District	Williston	District	1979
Williston Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Williston	District	1992
Winooski Archeological Site	Winooski	Site	1978
Winooski Block	Winooski	Building	1974
Winooski Falls Mill District	Winooski	District	1979
Winooski Falls Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Burlington	District	1993
Winooski Falls Mills Historic District (Boundary Increase II)	Winooski	District	2009
Winooski River Bridge	Richmond	Structure	1990
Winterbotham Estate	Burlington	Building	1975

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Chittenden was formed in 1787 (1787-10-22) from Addison.

CHITTENDEN created from ADDISON.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Chittenden County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1790	1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
7,295	12,778	16,272	22,977	28,171	32,792	39,600	43,708	52,098	62,570	74,425	115,534	146,571	168,323

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

102 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 102 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Agustus McEven Family Cemetery	None	None
Ahavat Gerim Cemetery	44.47285	-73.17127
Austin Cemetery	None	None
Barber Cemetery	44.30115	-73.25457
Barker Cemetery	44.35033	-73.07735
Bradley Cemetery	44.32851	-73.19222
Brookside Cemetery	44.59287	-73.03911
Burritt Cemetery	44.2981	-73.13298
Carroll Place Family Cemetery	None	None
Castle Cemetery	44.51235	-72.95817
Champlain Cemetery	44.59931	-73.19472
Checkerberry Cemetery	44.62713	-73.14167
Chittenden Cemetery	44.43691	-73.06397
Cook Cemetery	None	None
Crown Cemetery	None	None
East Bolton Cemetery	44.37362	-72.88579
East Cemetery	44.436	-73.0549
Eldredge Cemetery	44.46494	-73.15428
Elmwood Avenue Cemetery	44.48393	-73.21318
Episcopal Diocese Cemetery	44.49171	-73.24734
Essex Junction Village Cemetery	44.5112	-73.06003
Fairview Cemetery	44.50187	-73.11164
Fanny Allen Cemetery	44.49553	-73.15681
Fays Corner-Bronson Cemetery	None	None
Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery	44.49865	-73.15457
Gaffney Road Cemetery	None	None
Gore Cemetery	44.23246	-72.96535
Grandview Cemetery	44.3152	-73.24105
Greenmount Cemetery	44.48422	-73.1872
Greenmount Cemetery	44.48754	-73.20374
H Allen Farm Cemetery	None	None
Hebrew Holy Society Cemetery	44.47476	-73.17374
Hinesburg Cemetery	44.34116	-73.10318
Holy Cross Cemetery	44.54518	-73.25123
Holy Family Cemetery	44.49638	-73.11278
Holy Rosemary Cemetery	None	None
Hull Grave	None	None
Huntington Center Cemetery	44.29267	-72.96496
Irish Settlement Cemetery	44.57266	-72.88238
Jericho Center Cemetery	None	None
Lakeview Cemetery	44.49282	-73.23151
Lincoln Hill Cemetery	None	None
Lowrey Cemetery	None	None
Malletts Bay Cemetery	44.55092	-73.23218
Maplewood Cemetery	44.33012	-72.98955
Margotte Cemetery	None	None
Marrs Cemetery	None	None
McDonough Cemetery	44.28675	-73.06962
Meach Island Cemetery	44.35982	-73.27421
Merrill Cemetery	44.49505	-73.16099
Miltonboro Cemetery	44.69715	-73.18865
Monkton Road Cemetery	None	None
Morningside Baptist Church Cemetery	44.31365	-73.19057
Morse Cemetery	44.45613	-73.11236
Moses Kenyon Family Cemetery	None	None
Mount Calvary Cemetery	44.51782	-73.25614
Mount Calvary Cemetery	44.48838	-73.20429
Mount Carmel Cemetery	44.31695	-73.18961
Mountain View Cemetery	44.50582	-73.05578
Munson Cemetery	44.54643	-73.16652
New West Milton Cemetery	44.63104	-73.17742
North Underhill Cemetery	44.61634	-72.92818
North Underhill Cemetery	44.56231	-72.92792
O'Neil Road Cemetery	44.34168	-73.15246
Ohavi Zedek Cemetery	44.52023	-73.26411
Old Milton Cemetery	44.63782	-73.10775
Old Plains Cemetery	44.62551	-73.1148
Old West Milton Cemetery	44.63143	-73.1768
Osgood Hill Cemetery	44.58812	-72.99454
Place and Hines Family Cemetery	None	None
Pleasant Valley Cemetery	44.54795	-72.86878
Pleasant View Cemetery	44.50489	-72.99333
Pleasant View Cemetery	44.62876	-73.01832
Ploof Cemetery	None	None
Quaker Smith Point Cemetery	44.38224	-73.28172
Quinland-Sherman Cemetery	None	None
Resurrection Park Cemetery	44.46242	-73.16785
Richardson Cemetery	None	None
Richmond Village Cemetery	44.40336	-72.99442
River View Cemetery	44.41146	-72.99918

Historical populated places — 1 of 1

Name	Lat	Lon
Catlinsburg	44.48088	-73.18957

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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