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

Union Bank Building

20 Lower Main Street

— 1892 —

Union Bank Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

1. Union Bank Building Marker

Inscription. The Union Savings Bank and Trust Company opened for business in July of 1891. By June 1892, the business had grown into this building at 20 Lower Main Street. Union Bank has expanded over the years into the rebuilt Green Mountain Block on the building's right. Now a regional public bank, Union Bank is still headquartered is this Queen Anne style building. With its brick veneered façade, this building is one of the most impressive and sophisticated buildings in Morrisville's historic district. At one time the Town's library was on the second floor. The building also served as the Town Clerk's office from 1930 until 2006.

[Caption] The building survived the fire of the Green Mountain Block in 1972.

Erected 2018 by Morrisville Alliance for Culture and Commerce. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. 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 month for this entry is June 1892.

Location. 44° 33.704′ N, 72° 35.927′ W.

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Marker is in Morristown, Vermont, in Lamoille County. It is in Morrisville. It is at the intersection of Lower Main Street (Vermont Route 12) and Portland Street, on the right when traveling west on Lower Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Lower Main 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dewey K. Hickok (within shouting distance of this marker); Fleetwood Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Ferris Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Tegu Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); #1 Spiral Canopy (within shouting distance of this marker); Munson Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Woodward Block (about 300 feet away); Puffer United Methodist Church (about 300 feet away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

2. Union Bank Building 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 Union Bank building 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.)

Downtown Morrisville, Vermont image. Click for full size.

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

3. Downtown Morrisville, Vermont

The Union Bank Building is on the far left.

Union Bank Building image. Click for full size.

via Morristown Centennial Library (Public Domain), circa 1900

4. Union Bank Building

The top floor of this building was the library's home from 1891 to 1913, when Centennial Library opened.

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 206 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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