Barre Downtown Historic District

Barre Downtown Historic District
Miles Block (1898) features one of the most extensive uses of local granite in its construction
Barre Downtown Historic District is located in Vermont
Barre Downtown Historic District
Barre Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Barre Downtown Historic District
LocationUS 302, Barre, Vermont
Coordinates44°11′50″N 72°30′9″W / 44.19722°N 72.50250°W / 44.19722; -72.50250
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1875
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.79000227[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1979

The Barre Downtown Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and civic heart of the city of Barre, Vermont. Extending along Main Street from City Park to Depot Square, this area was developed quite rapidly in the 1880s and 1890s, when the area experienced rapid growth due to the expansion of the nearby granite quarries. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.