Ryegate in Caledonia County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

James Whitehill Stone House

1808

Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014

1. James Whitehill Stone House Marker

Inscription. In the style of a Scottish stone croft (farmhouse), this house was erected by James Whitehill, a prosperous farmer and one of a large number of immigrants from Inchinnan Parish, Scotland, who settled Ryegate under the sponsorship of the Scotch American Company of Farmers. He purchased 600 acres, known as the Witherspoon Tract, from James Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who owned the entire township. Whitehill was a founder of the Ryegate Reformed Presbyterian Church. This is one of the oldest surviving houses in Ryegate and was the first library in town. The house and surrounding acreage is still owned by the Whitehill family.

Erected 2007 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 44° 15.947′ N, 72° 10.347′ W. Marker is in Ryegate, Vermont, in Caledonia County. It is at the intersection of Peacham Road and Stonehouse Road, on the right when traveling south on Peacham

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Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Ryegate VT 05042, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Groton Civil War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Caledonia County Grammar School (approx. 4.3 miles away); Ben's Mill (approx. 4.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); William Scott (approx. 6.3 miles away); Henry Stevens / Henry Stevens, Jr. (approx. 6½ miles away); The Comerford Development at Fifteen Mile Falls (approx. 7.4 miles away); Greenbank's Hollow (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Wideview of James Whitehill Stone House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014

2. Wideview of James Whitehill Stone House Marker

Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014

3. James Whitehill Stone House & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,253 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.