Manchester Center in Bennington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Wait Block
1884
4900 Main Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 43° 10.615′ N, 73° 3.388′ W. Marker is in Manchester, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is in Manchester Center. It is on Main Street (Vermont Route 7A) east of Bonnet Street ( Route 30), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4900 Main St, Manchester Center VT 05255, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Vermont. 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 walking distance of this marker: Seth Warner Memorial Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battenkill: The Early Years (within shouting distance of this marker); Manchester: Our Place in American History (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11, 2001 Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Manchester (about 300 feet away); Ye Olde Tavern (approx. Ό mile away); Manchester Vampire (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.
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This form was prepared by Hugh H. Henry, Historic Preservation Consultant in May 1996. The statement of historical significance begins on page on page 12:
The Wait Block holds primary significance under National Register Criterion C in the area of Architecture as an excellent example of vernacular Italianate style applied to a marble-trimmed, brick commercial block. Constructed in 1884-85, the Wait Block constitutes a relatively late expression of that style on a three-story, flat-roofed block attached to other buildings in a commercial row and displaying nearly all of its stylistic features on the main facade. The Wait Block holds additional significance under Criterion A in the area of Commerce for representing the vigorous expansion and somewhat urban character of commercial development that occurred in Manchester Center during the quarter-century before a devastating fire in 1893. Contextually within Vermont, the Wait Block relates to the statewide contexts primarily of Historic Architecture and Patterns of Town Development and secondarily of Commercial Development in Urban Areas.(Submitted on June 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
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