Hartness House

Hartness House
Location 30 Orchard St., Springfield, Vermont
Coordinates 43°18′5″N 72°28′39″W / 43.30139°N 72.47750°W / 43.30139; -72.47750Coordinates: 43°18′5″N 72°28′39″W / 43.30139°N 72.47750°W / 43.30139; -72.47750
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1904 (1904)
Architectural style Shingle Style
NRHP Reference # 78000254[1]
Added to NRHP December 20, 1978

The Hartness House is a historic house at 30 Orchard Street in Springfield, Vermont. Built in 1904, it is one Vermont's relatively small number of high-style Shingle style houses. It was built for James Hartness, owner of a local machine factory and later Governor of Vermont. The house, now a small hotel, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Description and history

The Hartness House is located on the northeastern outskirts of central Springfield, at the northern end of Orchard Street. The original main portion of the house is a T-shaped 2-1/2 story gable-roofed wood-frame structure, its main facade facing to the south. The facade is busy with a variety of projections and cross gables of various sizes, with its ground floor exterior finished in fieldstone, and the upper levels clad in wooden shingles. Windows come in a variety of sizes and styles, many of them featuring diamond lights and other forms of tracery. The front-facing gables have decorative blocks at the peak and midway down the side, while the end gables have exposed rafter ends. A series of additions and ells have been added, primarily to the rear, providing additional facilities for its current hotel functions.[2]

The house was built in 1904 for James Hartness, then the president of the Jones and Lamson Machine Company, a prominent local manufacturer. Hartness was then at the height of his business success, which was later crowned by his election as Governor of Vermont in 1921-22. Hartness was one of the nation's first licensed aircraft pilots, and hosted his friend and aviator Charles Lindbergh in this house.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Charles Ashton (1978). "NRHP nomination for Harrington House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-09. with photos from 1978

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