Morrisville in Morristown in Lamoille County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Fleetwood Block

8 Portland Street

— 1869 —

Fleetwood Block Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

1. Fleetwood Block Marker

Inscription. The Fleetwood/Peck Block is a commercial block built in the Greek Revival/Italianate style. Originally constructed as a three-story building, it was known as the Powers and Gleed Block, and later the Fleetwood Block. The Masonic Temple was on the third floor. After a fire in 1869, it was rebuilt as a two-story structure. At that time commercial tenants included a drug store, law offices, a post office, a watchmaker, a grocery store and a harness shop in the back. This building also once served as the Morrisville Post Office.

[Caption] Photograph ca. 1910

Erected 2018 by Morrisville Alliance for Culture and Commerce. (Marker Number 21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Vermont, Morrisville History & Art Walk series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 44° 33.712′ N, 72° 35.899′ W. Marker is in Morristown, Vermont, in Lamoille County. It is in Morrisville. It is at the intersection of Portland Street and Upper Main Street (Vermont Route 12), on the right when traveling north on Portland Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Portland St, Morrisville VT 05661, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Puffer United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); #1 Spiral Canopy (within shouting distance of this marker); Lamoille County Civic Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Tegu Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Dewey K. Hickok (within shouting distance of this marker); H.H. Powers House (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodward Block (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.

Also see . . . Morrisville Historic District (PDF). Original National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the Fleetwood Block (called the Peck Block) as a contributing property and was listed in 1983. (Prepared by John C. Page; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

2. Fleetwood Block Marker

Main Street Side of Fleetwood Block image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

3. Main Street Side of Fleetwood Block

Downtown Morrisville, Vermont image. Click for full size.

Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Admin.; via Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Div. (Public Domain), September 1937

4. Downtown Morrisville, Vermont

A portion of the Fleetwood Block is shown on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on November 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.