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Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 197749 years
Neo-ColonialListed 1977Brattleboro
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About Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)

Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation), at Canal St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 19, 1977. It was among the first 3 of Brattleboro’s 19 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Neo-Colonial, as it does for 2 other Vermont listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric school building in Brattleboro 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 · 70 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Canal St., Brattleboro · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2Union StationBuilding · next door
  3. 3Brattleboro Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Beaux Arts · next door
  4. 4Brooks HouseSecond Empire · Built 1871 · next door
  5. 5Brattleboro Downtown Historic DistrictGreek Revival · next door
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DCanal Street-Clark Street Neighborhood Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.1 miDHomestead-Horton Neighborhood Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBEstey Organ Company Factory (Boundary Increase)Wood Frame Factory0.4 miBDeacon John Holbrook HouseFederal · Built 18250.4 miBEstey Organ Company FactoryBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)

Is Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 19, 1977 (Register number 77000103).

Is Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Vermont has 19 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Naulakha, 3.3 miles away.

Can you visit Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)?

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 Canal Street Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 70 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 84285856 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.