Wildwood Hall

Wildwood Hall
Location Moore's Hill Rd., Newbury, Vermont
Coordinates 44°3′54″N 72°4′24″W / 44.06500°N 72.07333°W / 44.06500; -72.07333Coordinates: 44°3′54″N 72°4′24″W / 44.06500°N 72.07333°W / 44.06500; -72.07333
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1893 (1893)
Built by Perkins,Martin
Architect Butterfield,William M.
Architectural style Shingle Style
NRHP Reference # 78000237[1]
Added to NRHP October 2, 1978

Wildwood Hall is a historic house on Moore's Hill Road in Newbury, Vermont. Also known locally as The Castle, it is a distinctive example of Shingle style architecture, designed as a country house by William M. Butterfield and completed in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Description and history

Wildwood Hall stands in southeastern Newbury, on a hillside overlooking the Connecticut River valley to the east and south. It is set on the north side of Moore's Hill Road, on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) parcel that is formally landscaped in the immediate vicinity of the house. The house is a 2-1/2 story, its first floor built out of uncoursed fieldstone, and its upper levels framed in wood and clad in wooden shingles. The main block is covered by a gabled roof, while the crossing ell has a gambrel roof. At the crook of the ell, a round tower with conical roof rises above a squared porch supported by fieldstone columns. The interior retains original Queen Anne woodwork, and a mosaic marble floor in its main floor.[2]

The house was built between 1893 and 1895, for George Moore, on a site that was documented as early as 1799 for its magnificent views of the river valley. It was designed by William M. Butterfield of Manchester, New Hampshire, who had a reputation for high-quality Queen Anne and Shingle style designs. Moore lived here until his death in 1905.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Richard C. Cote (1978). "NRHP nomination for Wildwood Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-24. with photos from 1978


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