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

Robert Burns Memorial

1899

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Robert Burns Memorial Markers image. Click for full size.

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

1. Robert Burns Memorial Markers

Inscription.
[NW (Main) Elevation]
"From scenes like these Old Scotia's grandeur springs."
[from poem The Cotter's Saturday Night]

[SW Elevation]
"Ae spring brought off her master hale, but left behind her ain grey tail."
[from poem Tam O'Shanter]

[SE Elevation] Burns' Cottage

[NE Elevation]
"Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r thou's met me in an evil hour."
[from poem To a Mountain Daisy]

Burn[s] Memorial Centennial Celebration
July 31, 1999

Erected 1899 by Admirers of Burns, The Barre Partnership, and the St. Andrew's Society of Vermont.

Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 44° 11.784′ N, 72° 29.946′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (U.S. 302) and Academy Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60 Washington Street, Barre VT 05641, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: Joseph A. Ripley Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Spaulding Graded School (within shouting distance of this marker); Spaulding Grade School Original Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Good Shepherd (within shouting distance of this marker); Hedding Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Currier Park (about 300 feet away); Congregational Church (about 400 feet away); National Humane Alliance Fountain (about 400 feet away). 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 Robert Burns Memorial. National Register Nomination excerpt:

The Scots were not

Robert Burns Memorial image. Click for full size.

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

2. Robert Burns Memorial

long in Barre before organizing a Burns Club and soon decided to erect a public monument to him. Dedication ceremonies were held in 1899. J. Massey Rhind of Edinburgh, Scotland designed the statue which was carved by a very skilled Barre sculptor, Sam Novelli. The panels at the base of the statue which depict scenes from Burns' poetry were conceived of by James B. King and expertly carved by another important local craftsman, Elia Corti. The statue faces City Park and rises from the hillside in front of the Spaulding school.

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

Robert Burns Memorial NW Elevation image. Click for full size.

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

3. Robert Burns Memorial NW Elevation

Robert Burns Memorial SW Elevation image. Click for full size.

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

4. Robert Burns Memorial SW Elevation

Robert Burns Memorial SE Elevation image. Click for full size.

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

5. Robert Burns Memorial SE Elevation

Robert Burns Memorial NE Elevation image. Click for full size.

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

6. Robert Burns Memorial NE Elevation

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

7. Robert Burns Memorial

Robert Burns Sculpture image. Click for full size.

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

8. Robert Burns Sculpture

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 108 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 7, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.