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The Jericho Village Historic District encompasses the historic industrial and commercial center of the village of Jericho, Vermont. Stretched along Vermont Route 15 south of Browns River , which powered the village's industries for many years, the village center includes a well-preserved array of 19th and early 20th-century buildings.
Other municipal services not provided by the village are provided by the parent town. Incorporated villages in Vermont are administratively similar to villages in New York. Vermont is the only state in New England that has incorporated villages. As of 2024, there are 30 incorporated villages with active governments in Vermont.
Manchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns [3] (county seats [4]) of, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,484 at the 2020 census. [5] Manchester Village, an incorporated village, and Manchester Center, are settlement centers within the town.
Exterior of the General Store located at the Shelburne Museum. 44°22′35.6″N 73°13′52.25″W / 44.376556°N 73.2311806°W / 44.376556; -73.2311806 The General Store , constructed in 1840 in Shelburne, Vermont , originally operated as the village post office
The village's greatest period of development was between about 1880 and 1910, when industry developed near the railroad, and the town benefited from the philanthropy of the Shelburne Museum's founders, William Seward Webb and Electra Havemeyer Webb. [3] The historic district is centered at the junction of US 7 with Harbor Road and Falls Road.
The core of the village is listed as a historic district known as Newbury Village Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed for its architectural significance in 1983. [6] The historic village core around the village green includes 93 contributing buildings in an area of 73 acres (30 ha). [5]
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There are fourteen counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. These counties together contain 255 political units, or places, including 237 towns, 10 cities, 5 unincorporated areas, and 4 gores. Each county has a county seat, often referred to as a "shire town." In 1779, Vermont had two counties.