Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Wheelock Law Office
1871
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
1. Wheelock Law Office 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 1871.
Location. 44° 11.909′ N, 72° 30.153′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 302) north of Elm Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 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: D. M. Miles Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Boy Scout Troop in America (about 500 feet away); Aldrich Public Library (about 500 feet away); Mr. Pickwick (about 500 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 700 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
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Regarding Wheelock Law Office. National Register Statement of Significance excerpt:
The Wheelock Law Office is significant as an excellent example of French Second Empire style domestic architecture. The building was erected in 1871 by Langdon C. Wheelock, a reknowned [sic] Barre lawyer, for use as a law office and courtroom. When built, the building was adjacent to Wheelock's house, a brick Federal style residence erected in 1825 by Newell Kinsman, also a reknowned Barre lawyer. Wheelock studied law with Kinsman and in 1856 bought his law practice, law office, and house. Following Wheelock's death in 1873, the building was occupied by the Granite Savings Bank and Trust Company and later by the Barre Electric Company.
Equally significant, the Wheelock Law Office is the only surviving domestically-scaled building on this end of North Main Street. Throughout most of the nineteenth century North Main Street was a tree-lined thoroughfare flanked on either side by imposing residences. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries a large scale industrial boom, brought about by a rapidly developing granite industry, accelerated the city's commercial growth and resulted in the demolition of most
of the residences on this end of North Main Street to accommodate the city's need for more commercial facilities.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2025
2. Wheelock Law Office and Marker
Also see . . . Wheelock Law Office National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. Wheelock Law Office Street Banner
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 78 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
