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Historic house in Vermont, United States United States historic place
Gen. Robinson Hall House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location3144 US 7, Wallingford, Vermont
Coordinates43°25′47″N 72°59′24″W / 43.42972°N 72.99000°W / 43.42972; -72.99000
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
Architectural styleFederal
MPSRural Otter Creek Valley MRA
NRHP reference No.86003221
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1986

The General Robinson Hall House is a historic house at 3144 United States Route 7 in southern Wallingford, Vermont. Built in 1830, it is the surviving one of two nearly identical brick houses in this area, both built for members of the locally prominent Munson family. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Description and history

The Hall House is located in southern Wallingford, north of the village of South Wallingford, and a short way north of a point where the road and railroad are briefly in close proximity. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, standing on the west side of the highway, with its front-facing gable oriented toward the road. The brick is laid in a combination of Flemish and common bond, with marble window sills and lintels, and marble stairs leading to the entrance. The entrance is set in the leftmost of three bays, in an arched opening with a louver above the door. A similar louver is found in the center of the fully pedimented gable.

The house was built about 1830 for General Robinson Hall, an officer in the Vermont militia who had married Sarah, the daughter of Isaac Munson, a prominent local landowner. The house is nearly identical to Munson's house, which stood further north on US 7 and was built about the same time. Hall was involved in the promotion and construction of the railroad through the area.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Gen. Robinson Hall House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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