Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
Henry Sheldon Museum
Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History is located in Vermont
Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
One Park Street
Middlebury, Vermont
Established1882
Coordinates44°00′45″N 73°10′12″W / 44.01261°N 73.1699°W / 44.01261; -73.1699
TypeHistory museum
FounderHenry Luther Sheldon
Websitehenrysheldonmuseum.org

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, also known as the Sheldon Museum, is a history museum in Middlebury, Vermont created by Henry Sheldon in 1882 focusing on his private collections and the history of the state of Vermont, US. It is located in the 1829 Judd-Harris House, a three-story brick Federal house, which showcases much of the museum's collections, including furniture, art, and artifacts.[1]

The museum's Stewart-Swift Research Center houses and provides access to over two centuries of primary source materials documenting the history of Addison County, Vermont and other Vermont places.[2]

  1. ^ "Henry Sheldon Museum · Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont". www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.
  2. ^ "Henry Sheldon Museum Provides Archival Material to Filmmakers Examining 1935 Unsolved Murders". VT Digger. September 26, 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.