Vermont Granite Museum

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Socialist Labor Party Hall

Protected area

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The Socialist Labor Party Hall at 46 Granite Street, Barre, Vermont was constructed in 1900. It was a location for debates among anarchists, socialists, and union leaders over the future direction of the labor movement in the United States in the early 20th century. Socialist Labor Party Hall is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Vermont Granite Museum.

Italian Baptist Church

Church

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The Italian Baptist Church is a historic church at 10 North Brook Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1906-08 largely with volunteer labor, it is a distinctive regionalized example of vernacular church architecture more typically found in northern Italy. Italian Baptist Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Vermont Granite Museum.

Hope Cemetery

Cemetery

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Hope Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Barre, Vermont. The city calls itself the "Granite Capital of the World", and the cemetery is known for the superb granite craftsmanship on its memorials and tombstones. Hope Cemetery is situated 1 mile east of Vermont Granite Museum.

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Barre Downtown Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Barre Downtown Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and civic heart of the city of Barre, Vermont. Extending along Main Street from City Park to Depot Square, this area was developed quite rapidly in the 1880s and 1890s, when the area experienced rapid growth due to the expansion of the nearby granite quarries.

Currier Park Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Currier Park Historic District encompasses a historic late 19th-century affluent residential area of the city of Barre, Vermont. Centered around Currier Park, a rectangular park laid out in 1883 just east of the city's downtown, are a collection of a high quality predominantly Italianate and Queen Anne Victorian residences. Currier Park Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of Vermont Granite Museum.

Montpelier Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Montpelier Historic District encompasses much of the historic commercial and government district of Montpelier, the state capital of Vermont. The city center, focused on the confluence of the Winooski River with its North Branch, has been economically driven by state government since 1805, and had industry powered by the rivers. Montpelier Historic District is situated 4½ miles northwest of Vermont Granite Museum.

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