Justin Smith Morrill Homestead

Justin S. Morrill Homestead
Justin Smith Morrill House, from Historic American Buildings Survey
Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is located in Vermont
Justin Smith Morrill Homestead
Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is located in the United States
Justin Smith Morrill Homestead
LocationStrafford, Vermont
Coordinates43°51′46.4″N 72°22′33.4″W / 43.862889°N 72.375944°W / 43.862889; -72.375944
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1855
ArchitectJustin Smith Morrill
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
Part ofStrafford Village Historic District (ID74000246)
NRHP reference No.66000795
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLSeptember 22, 1960[2]
Designated CPJune 20, 1974

The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is the historic Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98) in Strafford, Vermont, and was one of the first declared National Historic Landmarks, in 1960.[2][3] It is located at 214 Justin Morrill Highway, south of the village green of Strafford. The homestead is a Vermont State Historic Site owned by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, a state agency, and is open for tours from May to October.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Justin S. Morrill Homestead". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
  3. ^ Polly M. Rettig and Charles E. Shedd, Jr. (July 31, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Justin Smith Morrill Homestead" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1974. (701 KB)