Middlebury in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Site of Middlebury High School

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 30, 2024

1. Site of Middlebury High School Marker

Inscription.
(Plaque) The bench is presented by the
MHS/MUHS Alumni Association in 2016
to sit and remember

Site of Middlebury High School
Educating students
1911 to 1957
(panel next to the marker)
Middlebury High School (MHS), was erected in 1911 and for the first time, the high school and the elementary schools were housed in separate buildings. The building had two floors with great brick arches over the entrance. The 1911 keystone sat proudly over the front entrance. A gymnasium was added in 1939.

For forty-three years MHS educated students until a fire on March 18, 1954 destroyed the upper floors of the school. Students continued studies at Middlebury College, returning seven weeks later to classes in the refurbished school. Students moved to a new school off from Court Street in 1957. The building was then used as the Town's Municipal Offices until 2015.

Words on the bench came from the High Schools Song and are forever inscribed so that those that pass by this site may sing the words and cherish memories of MHS.

Oh Middlebury, gift to us
So pure and free from stain
We'll cherish thee and keep thee thus
And

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pass thee again.
For we must go, but thou wilt stay
And lead in paths of light
The youth and hope that pass this way
And seek to know the truth

Dedicated to the students who attended Middlebury High School by the
Middlebury High School, Middlebury Union High School Alumni Association
September 23, 2017

Erected 2017.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 44° 0.688′ N, 73° 10.231′ W. Marker is in Middlebury, Vermont, in Addison County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Route 30) and College Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middlebury VT 05753, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Champlain Valley

and in Greater Burlington.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Town & Gown (about 400 feet

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 30, 2024

2. Site of Middlebury High School Marker

away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Twilight Hall (about 400 feet away); John Deere (about 600 feet away); Marble Works Memorial Bridge (about 700 feet away); Mill District (about 800 feet away); The Battell Block (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Marble Works Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Middlebury Falls (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebury.

Site of Middlebury High School Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 30, 2024

3. Site of Middlebury High School Panel

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 30, 2024

4. Site of Middlebury High School Panel

Site of Middlebury High School Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 30, 2024

5. Site of Middlebury High School Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 24, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.