Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company
1888
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
1. Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company Marker
Erected by The Barre Partnership.
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) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 44° 11.839′ N, 72° 30.11′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Vermont Route 14) and Washington Street (U.S. 302), on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 North Main Street, Barre VT 05641, 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: Junction of Post and Stage Roads (within shouting distance of this marker); Youth Triumphant Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Barre City Hall and Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mr. Pickwick (within shouting distance of this marker); Aldrich Public Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Universalist Church (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre.
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Regarding Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company. National Register Nomination excerpts:
The Granite Block, built in 1888 to house the Granite Savings Bank and Trust Company is, in many respects, a confident statement of Barre's prosperous future as a granite industrial center.
The three-story Neo-Grec style Granite Block was built to provide offices for the prospering Granite Savings Bank and Trust Company. One of the main design features of the building is the use of rock-faced Barre granite blocks for a textured wall surface, and contrasting smooth-finished granite for most of the trim. Gothicized trim appearing in the central bay and over the windows has also been entirely fashioned in granite.
Capped by a low cornice and central decorative gable, the design for the Granite Block features a deep frieze, narrow center projecting pavilion, and paired end windows under peaked caps. The basically flat wall surface is relieved by such features as the projecting pier buttresses and columns in the central bay, rectangular blocks positioned as triglyphs along the frieze, peaked window caps, and rock-faced granite block. The ground level has been recently remodeled with a smooth-faced granite veneer. Originally granite
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
2. Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company and Marker
Also see . . . Barre Downtown National Register Historic District Nomination Form. (Submitted on August 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
