Dorset Historical Society Museum
Dorset Historical Society Museum is a museum in Town of Dorset, Bennington, Vermont. Dorset Historical Society Museum is situated nearby to Kent Neighborhood Historic District, as well as near Rupert State Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorset Playhouse and Rupert State Forest.
Dorset Playhouse
Theater building
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Dorset Playhouse is a theater building, which is situated 3,800 feet east of Dorset Historical Society Museum.
Rupert State Forest
Forest
Rupert State Forest covers 363 acres in Rupert, Vermont in Bennington County. The forest is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
Manley-Lefevre House
Heritage site
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The Manley-Lefevre House is a historic house at 1161 Dorset West Road in Dorset, Vermont. Built out of marble about 1820 and sympathetically enlarged 1908–1927, it is the centerpiece of a 100-acre farm estate that is now home to the Marble House Project, an arts organization offering residencies. Manley-Lefevre House is situated 2 miles southeast of Dorset Historical Society Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorset and Kent Neighborhood Historic District.
Dorset
Village
Dorset is the primary settlement and a census-designated place in the town of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 360, out of 2,133 in the entire town.
Kent Neighborhood Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kent Neighborhood Historic District encompasses a little-altered early 19th-century rural neighborhood of Dorset, Vermont. Centered at the junction of Dorset West Road and Nichols Hill Road, the area is also historically significant as the site in 1775 of the first meetings that culminated in Vermont's period of independence prior to become the 14th United States state.
Rupert
Village
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Rupert is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census. The town is home to The Maple News, a trade publication focused on the maple syrup industry, and the former Jenks Tavern, built around 1807, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rupert is situated 5 miles west of Dorset Historical Society Museum.
Dorset Historical Society Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: VT
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.25537° or 43° 15′ 19″ northLongitude
-73.11522° or 73° 6′ 55″ westElevation
1,040 feet (317 metres)Open location code
87M87V4M+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 366668039OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5235499
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