Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Congregational Church

1840

— Downtown Barre Historic Walking Tour —

Congregational Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025

1. Congregational Church Marker

Inscription.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of rebuilding
the Barre Congregational Church
Oct. 25, 1987

Erected by The Barre Partnership.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 44° 11.789′ N, 72° 30.034′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is on Church Street east of Main Street (Vermont Route 14), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 Church 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: National Humane Alliance Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Universalist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Good Shepherd (within shouting distance of this marker); Barre Fire Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Home Of The First Boy Scout Troop In America (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Office

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Hedding Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre.

More about this marker. The simple granite marker is appropriate for Barre, the granite capital of Vermont.

Regarding Congregational Church. National Register Nomination excerpt:

Richardsonian Romanesque elements—the wide round arch and multi-transom window—have been applied to what was originally an 1840 brick Greek Revival church. The bold scale of the granite trim at the building's openings sets up a strong contrast with the brick walls and provides the major visual feature of the remodeled design (1887).

The facade of the Congregational Church consists of a central gable wall, applied as a false front to the earlier structure, and flanking entrance towers. The bell tower is the more prominent of the two front projections, and features an arched entry, elongated narrow windows, an arched open belfry, and low hip roof. At the opposite corner, a low tower with graduated pier buttresses and a prominent banded window adds balance to the design. The three surface planes of the building's front elevation are tied together

Congregational Church Anniversary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025

2. Congregational Church Anniversary Marker

by a continous [sic] granite-faced string course. An upper level rose window, outlined with large granite blocks, and a deep transom window have been centered in the front gable wall. The side elevations, pierced by round-arched windows, are treated with minimal surface decoration. The cost of the remodeling in 1887 was about $12,000.

Also see . . . Barre Downtown National Register Historic District Nomination Form. (Submitted on August 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Congregational Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025

3. Congregational Church

Marker to left of main entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.