Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
D. M. Miles Building
1898
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
1. D. M. Miles Building 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 1898.
Location. 44° 11.901′ N, 72° 30.173′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 302) north of Elm Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 162 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: Wheelock Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); First Boy Scout Troop in America (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company (about 500 feet away); Aldrich Public Library (about 600 feet away); Mr. Pickwick (about 600 feet away); Youth Triumphant Memorial (about 600 feet away); Junction of Post and Stage Roads (about 600 feet away); Barre City Hall and Opera House (about 600 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
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Regarding D. M. Miles Building. National Register Nomination excerpt:
The extensive use of local granite is the most significant feature of the well-preserved Miles Block (1898). In this broad, four-story structure stone appears as a uniform rock-faced surface with little contrasting trim. Pilasters that mark the building into five large bays are finished in the same surface as the main wall face and thus little alter the planar surface treatment. Groupings of three one-over-one rectangular window openings occur in each bay with the exception of the narrower, two-window center bay. Window openings have granite lintels with the same rock-faced finish and a narrow granite sill course.
Originally the building's decoration occurred at the cornice and the ground levels. The mutulary cornice with ornamented frieze below is still intact. However, of the six highly polished granite columns that once highlighted the large plate glass shopfront areas only one remains and the plate glass has been filled in to create visually separate store areas
Also see . . . Barre Downtown National Register Historic District Nomination Form. (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
2. D. M. Miles Building
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 69 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
