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Barre (/ ˈ b ær i / BARR-ee) is the most populous city in Washington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census , the municipal population was 8,491. [ 3 ] Popularly referred to as "Barre City", it is almost completely surrounded by " Barre Town ", which is a separate municipality.
Barre (/ ˈ b ær i / BARR-ee) is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,923 at the 2020 census, making it the 3rd largest municipality in Washington County and the 16th largest municipality in Vermont. [ 3 ]
Barre was primarily a small sleepy agricultural community until it was joined to the national railroad network by the Central Vermont Railway in 1875. Granite had been quarried in the surrounding hills as early as the early 19th century, but the arrival of that railroad connection, and another directly to the quarries in 1888, rapidly accelerated development of the granite industry.
The Robert Burns Memorial is a granite monument located in downtown Barre, Vermont. It was erected by Barre's Scottish immigrants in 1899 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns. The statue was conceived and modeled by J. Massey Rhind. James B. King of Milford, New Hampshire modeled the four panels. Sam Novelli ...
The Vermont Historical Society (VHS) was founded in 1838 to preserve and record the cultural history of the US state of Vermont. Headquartered in the old Spaulding School Building in Barre, the Vermont History Center is home to the Vermont Historical Society's administrative offices, the Leahy Library and a small book shop.
Barre City, Vermont Firehouse Weathervane. The Barre Firehouse Weathervane is a hammered cooper weathervane that used to sit atop the Firehouse in Barre, Vermont. Created in 1904, the weathervane depicts a “flying team” of horses pulling a hook and ladder wagon. It is currently displayed in the Vermont History Center also in downtown Barre.
The Currier Park Historic District encompasses a historic late 19th-century affluent residential area of the city of Barre, Vermont.Centered around Currier Park, a rectangular park laid out in 1883 just east of the city's downtown, are a collection of a high quality predominantly Italianate and Queen Anne Victorian residences.
The Reynolds House is located south of downtown Barre, occupying a roughly triangular plot at the junction of South Main Street (Vermont Route 14) and Hill Street. It is a large 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof and shingled exterior. An ell extends from the main block, joining it to a period carriage barn.