Arlington in Bennington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Chittenden Home

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 18, 2014

1. Chittenden Home Marker

Inscription.
Oldest frame building one block east, built by Jehiel Hawley, 1764, was home of Thomas Chittenden, Vermont’s first Governor. Legend says the western vista, with its great pine, became the State Seal in 1779. Ethan and Ira Allen lived nearby.

Erected 1949 by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 43° 4.358′ N, 73° 9.281′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Alternate Vermont Route 7) and East Arlington Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VT 05250, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dorothy Canfield Fisher (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Seal Pine Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chiselville (approx. 1.1 miles away); Remember Baker (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sunderland (approx. 3.3 miles away); Norman Rockwell

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(approx. 3.9 miles away); Lincoln’s "Hildene" (approx. 6.2 miles away); Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Regarding Chittenden Home. The local historian, Mr. Budde, confirmed to me that the marker is inaccurate and that the frame building of which the marker speaks was actually dismantled in 1845 (but the lot on which it originally stood is indeed one block east).

Wideview of Chittenden Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 18, 2014

2. Wideview of Chittenden Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,454 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.