The Chittenden County Historical Society hosts a special presentation by Eliot Lothrop on barn builder Charles Miller and his iconic "Monitor Barns" in Richmond. Moses Whitcomb had the east monitor barn built in1901, hiring 36-year-old Charles Miller, from North Ferrisburgh, to frame it. Born into a family of timber framers, Miller had already built several monumental barns around Chittenden and Addison County. We'll look at several of Miller's other barns and explore pages of his work journals, which have opened up some fascinating connections. A short annual meeting will precede the talk. Lothrop, President of Building Heritage, LLC, Historic Building Preservation & Timber Framing, has worked on preservation of both barns and received a CCHS research grant for this work.
SPECIAL OFFER: First 25 people to come to the program will receive a FREE 3-volume set of our Historic Guide to Burlington Neighborhoods OR a FREE copy of the Scrapbook Memoir of Lilian Baker Carlisle: Vermont Historian, Burlington Treasure by Joanna Tebbs Young.
When: Sunday, October 20, 2 pm
Where: Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
Refreshments served
Free. Open to the public
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