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Ritchie Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Ritchie Block

On the National Register since 198640 years
Classical RevivalListed 1986Bennington
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About

About Ritchie Block

Ritchie Block, at 465--473 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 6, 1986. It was among the first 11 of Bennington’s 30 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 8 other Vermont listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in downtown Bennington, Vermont. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 103 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1895 to today

  1. 1895Built
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

465--473 Main St., Bennington · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Ritchie BlockStart here
  2. 2Downtown Bennington Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival · next door
  3. 3Downtown Bennington Historic DistrictColonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Bennington Post OfficeNeo-Classical Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme HOuseFederal · Built 1800 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWilliam C. Bull HouseBuilding0.2 miBJulius and Sophia Norton HouseBuilt 18070.2 miBBennington High SchoolCooper and Bailey0.3 miBBennington Railroad StationRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBBradford, W.H., Hook and Ladder Fire HouseBuilding0.4 miBFrederick Squire HouseQueen Anne · Built 18870.4 miDHolden-Leonard Workers Housing Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miDCarrigan Lane Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Church Street Historic District13.3 mi away
Normal School Historic District13.7 mi away
Cambridge Historic District14 mi away
Mount Greylock Summit Historic District16.6 mi away

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Questions about Ritchie Block

Is Ritchie Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 6, 1986 (Register number 86003060).

Is Ritchie Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Vermont has 19 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Robert Frost Farm, 4.4 miles away.

Can you visit Ritchie Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Ritchie Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 103 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84285031 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.