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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.
Strafford's village center is defined by a triangular green, formed by the Y-shaped junction of the Justin Morrill Smith Highway (running north-south) and Brook Road (running roughly northwest). At the large northern end of the triangle stands the 1799 meetinghouse, a fine example of Federal period architecture externally, with late 19th ...
The Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Vermont. The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead in Strafford is a National Historic Landmark. [30] Many colleges established under the Morrill Act created a 'Morrill Hall' in his honor. [31] Morrill was initiated into the Delta Upsilon fraternity as an honorary member in 1864. [32]
Strafford: Gothic Revival home of Justin Smith Morrill, Vermont Representative and Senator known for the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Acts. 39: Moxley Covered Bridge: Moxley Covered Bridge: September 10, 1974 : South of Chelsea over the First Branch of the White River
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
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Strafford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The town of Strafford was created on August 12, 1761, by way of a royal charter which King George III of Great Britain issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire .
Now running eastward, VT 132 bends northeast into the hamlet of South Strafford, intersecting the Justin Morrill Memorial Highway. At this junction, VT 132 turns eastward, becoming the main road through South Strafford. Through South Strafford, the route begins paralleling the west branch of the Ompompanoosuc River and reaching a junction with ...