Ripton in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Bread Loaf Inn
1882
Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 22, 2025
1. Bread Loaf Inn Marker
Summer Residence and Gift of Trustee Joseph Battell, Class of 1860. Home of the Bread Loaf School of English, established in 1920 and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, established in 1926.
Erected by Middlebury College.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
Location. 43° 57.23′ N, 72° 59.607′ W. Marker is in Ripton, Vermont, in Addison County. It is on Vermont Route 125 north of College Cross Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ripton VT 05766, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Frost (approx. Ύ mile away); Robert Frost Wayside Area (approx. Ύ mile away); Robert Frost Wayside (approx. Ύ
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Also see . . . Joseph Battell (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 7, 2026.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 22, 2025
2. Bread Loaf Inn Marker
Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 22, 2025
3. Bread Loaf Inn
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
