St. Johnsbury in Caledonia County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

St. Johnsbury Trade School

Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014

1. St. Johnsbury Trade School Marker

Inscription.
Vermont's first and for many years only four year vocational school opened on Western Avenue on September 3, 1918. Needing skilled workers during World War I, Fairbanks, Morse & Co. started an all-day co-operative school where young men could learn a skilled trade, earn money and obtain a high-school education. The original building, known as the Casino, was partially remodeled in 1919 and completely remodeled in 1927. The first out-of-town students arrived for vocational training in 1927. The "new" Trade School Building, built in 1942 on the site of Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks' estate, is currently the St. Johnsbury Middle School.

Principals of the Vocational/Trade School: Stanley J. Steward 1918-1923 • G. Maynard Trafton 1923-1941 • Everett Winslow 1941-1942 • G. Maynard Trafton 1942-1946 • Lewis J. Streeter 1946-1970

Erected 1996 by St. Johnsbury Trade School Alumni Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1918.

Location. 44° 25.015′ N, 72° 1.505′ W. Marker is in St. Johnsbury,

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Vermont, in Caledonia County. It is on Western Avenue (U.S. 2) 0.3 miles west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 257 Western Avenue, Saint Johnsbury VT 05819, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley,

in the Green Mountains,

and in the Northeast Kingdom.

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: First American Platform Scale (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Johnsbury Athenaeum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eugene “Geno” McDonough (approx. ¼ mile away); St Johnsbury World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); St Johnsbury World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Court House Grounds & Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Newell Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Parrot Gun No. 126 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Johnsbury.

More about this marker. Marker is located in front of St. Johnsbury School

Wideview of St. Johnsbury Trade School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015

2. Wideview of St. Johnsbury Trade School Marker

Former St. Johnsbury Trade School building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014

3. Former St. Johnsbury Trade School building

(now part of the St. Johnsbury School)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,254 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 30, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 2. submitted on August 27, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 3. submitted on September 30, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.