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

Hedding Methodist Church

1895

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Hedding Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Hedding Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

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 1895.

Location. 44° 11.82′ N, 72° 29.992′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (U.S. 302) and Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Washington 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: Home Of The First Boy Scout Troop In America (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Good Shepherd (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph A. Ripley Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); National Humane Alliance Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregational Church

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert Burns Memorial (about 300 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 Hedding Methodist Church. National Register Nomination excerpt:

The foremost example of picturesque church design in Barre is the Redding Methodist Church (1894/5). The diverse character of the building's finishing materials, the use of polychromy, and the juxtaposition of distinct and varying design forms all represent the best aspects of the Queen Anne style design tradition. The most unusual, and distinctive, feature of this well-preserved church is the arched bridge that links the nave to the offset corner tower.

The design for the church was by L. B. Valk of Brooklyn and consists of a steep gabled nave, flanking lower side aisles, and an offset front entrance tower on the Church Street side of the building. Along the side elevations are cross gables over shallow transepts, with lower, attached, hip-roofed appendages.

Red and grey slate, red pressed brick, granite, and wooden shingles and detailing appear throughout

Hedding Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Hedding Methodist Church and Marker

the building. Wooden trim is concentrated at the tower, which has corner buttressing rising to pepper pot pinnacles at the steep pyramidal roof and round-arched multi-pane windows. The door canopy of the tower has stickwork facing and is supported on slender granite columns—an unusual design feature. Victorian-era polychromy is particularly apparent at the nave wall: in the slate hung projecting gable, the wood paneling of the gable peak, and the surfaces that contain arched nave windows with wooden tracery and amber and opalescent glass.

Also see . . . Barre Downtown National Register Historic District Nomination Form. (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Hedding Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

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

3. Hedding Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.