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Ripton Community House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	On VT 125, Ripton, Vermont
Coordinates	43°58′30″N 73°2′14″W / 43.97500°N 73.03722°W / 43.97500; -73.03722
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1864 (1864)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	73000180
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1973

The Ripton Community House, formerly the Ripton Congregational Church, is a historic former church and present community hall on Vermont Route 125 in the village of Ripton, Vermont. Built in 1864 for a Congregationalist church, it has since served as a community clubhouse and town-owned meeting hall, and is a fine local example of vernacular Greek Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Description and history

The Ripton Community House stands at the center of the rural village center of Ripton, on the north side of Vermont Route 125 among other civic buildings. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and foundation of stone and concrete. Paneled pilasters rise at the building corners to support a full entablature, with a fully pedimented gable above the front facade. A two-stage square tower, topped by a flared roof, rises above the roof ridge. The upper stage houses the belfry, with louvered openings and narrow corner pilasters. The main facade has a central recess in which the main entrance is found. The recess is flanked by paneled pilasters and has two fluted columns. The interior, originally a single story with gallery, was converted into two stories in the 1920s by extending the gallery level.

The structure was built in 1864 for the local Congregationalist church, on land donated by Silvester Fisher. It remained in their hands until 1920, when it was sold to a Methodist church group. In 1928 the building was deeded to the Ripton Community Club, which adapted the building for use as a community meeting hall, hosting social events, dances, and other community events. In 1968 the club folded, and the town took over the building, which continues to serve the community not just for social events, but town meetings as well.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Chester Liebs (1973). "NRHP nomination for Ripton Community House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-28. with photos from 1973

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Addison County, Vermont
National Historic Landmark	Robert Frost Farm Mount Independence Rokeby Emma Willard House
Districts	Bristol Downtown Historic District Camp Marbury Historic District Colonel Ephraim and Sarah Doolittle Farm Fenn Farm Field Farm John Hamilton Farmstead The Heights Middlebury Village Historic District Salisbury Fish Hatchery Shard Villa University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm Vergennes Historic District Vergennes Residential Historic District Witherell Farm
Buildings	Commercial Chimney Point Tavern Chipman's Point Cornwall General Store Dog Team Tavern † Old Stone Blacksmith Shop Salisbury Village Blacksmith Shop Stagecoach Inn Waybury Inn Educational Cotton Free Library District School No. 1 District Six Schoolhouse Lampson School School House and Town Hall Old Stone Row Government Cornwall Town Hall Monkton Town Hall Salisbury Town Hall School House and Town Hall Industrial Hoag Gristmill and Knight House Complex Stone Mill Religious Addison Baptist Church Brooksville Advent Church † First Congregational Church First Congregational Church of Cornwall Parsonage Leicester Meeting House Monkton Borough Baptist Church Ripton Community House Salisbury Congregational Church Shoreham Congregational Church South Starksboro Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Starksboro Village Meeting House Union Church Union Meetinghouse Wesleyan Methodist Church Residential Bottum Farm Capts. Louis and Philomene Daniels House Paris and Anna Fletcher House Glen Dale Hand's Cove Hawley's Ferry House House at 215 School Street Ruth Stone House Gen. Samuel Strong House John Strong House Samuel Paddock Strong House Wilcox-Cutts House Transportation Larrabee's Point Complex New Haven Junction Depot Vergennes Station House
Site	Orwell Site
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Footnotes	† This entry has been removed from the register.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont

• Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places in Addison County, Vermont
• Greek Revival architecture in Vermont
• Churches completed in 1864
• Churches in Addison County, Vermont
• Town halls in Vermont
• Buildings and structures in Ripton, Vermont
• Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• 1864 establishments in Vermont