Holden–Leonard Mill Complex, Bennington

Name: Holden–Leonard Mill Complex
Address: Bennington, United States

#14 among attractions in Bennington

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The Holden–Leonard Mill Complex, also known colloquially as the Big Mill and now as Vermont Mill Properties, is a historic industrial complex at 160 Benmont Avenue in Bennington, Vermont. Built of many parts between about 1865 and 1925, it is one of the largest and most architecturally distinctive 19th-century mill complexes in the state, and was a major regional employer for many years. Now redeveloped into a variety of commercial and industrial uses, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ()

Built: 1865 (159 years ago)Coordinates: 42°53'6"N, 73°12'13"W

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Holden–Leonard Mill Complex – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bennington Battle Monument, First Congregational Church of Bennington, Bennington Museum, Old Bennington Post Office.

0.7 miNW
Monuments and statues, Lookout, Memorial
Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington
18 min walk • The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306-foot-high stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont, United States. The monument commemorates the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War.
0.5 miW
Church
First Congregational Church of Bennington, Bennington
13 min walk • The First Congregational Church of Bennington, also known as the Old First Church, is a historic church in Old Bennington, Vermont. The congregation was organized in 1762 and the current meeting house was built in 1805.
~1840 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Bennington Museum, Bennington
9 min walk • The Bennington Museum is an accredited museum with notable collections of art and regional history. It is located at 75 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA.
0.6 miSE
Town, Park, Greek Revival architecture
Old Bennington Post Office, Bennington
15 min walk • The Old Bennington Post Office is a historic government building at 118 South Street in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Also known at one time as the U.S.
0.5 miW
Village, Neighbourhood
Old Bennington, Bennington
13 min walk • Old Bennington is a village in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is located entirely within the town of Bennington. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 156.
0.7 miSE
Library
Bennington Free Library, Bennington
18 min walk • Bennington Free Library is a public library located at 101 Silver Street in Bennington, Vermont.
0.7 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Julius and Sophia Norton House, Bennington
18 min walk • The Julius and Sophia Norton House is a historic house at 300 Pleasant Street in Bennington, Vermont. Its main block, completed in 1846, is one of the state's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
0.9 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme House, Bennington
24 min walk • The Pratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme House is a historic house at 501-507 South Street in Bennington, Vermont. Built about 1800, this Federal period building encapsulates the changing residential trends in the town over a 200-year historic, starting as a farm house, then that as a businessman, and eventually subdivided into worker housing.
~750 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Holden–Leonard Workers Housing Historic District, Bennington
4 min walk • The Holden–Leonard Workers Housing Historic District encompasses a collection of mill-related tenement houses, plus a former mill store, in Bennington, Vermont. They are located on Benmont and Holden Avenues, near the former Holden–Leonard Mill Complex, Bennington's largest employer in the late 19th century.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Carrigan Lane Historic District, Bennington
20 min walk • The Carrigan Lane Historic District encompasses four residential structures on or near Carrigan Lane in Bennington, Vermont. All were built between 1875 and 1900, a period of growth in the town, by Thomas Carrigan, a machinist, and are a good example of the town's development at that time.
1.4 miSW
Universities and schools
Southern Vermont College, Green Mountain National Forest
37 min walk • Southern Vermont College was a private liberal arts college on the 371-acre former Edward Everett Estate near Bennington, Vermont. The college closed on May 31, 2019.

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Nearby attractions include Holden–Leonard Workers Housing Historic District, Bennington (4 min walk), Bennington Museum, Bennington (9 min walk), Old Bennington, Bennington (13 min walk), First Congregational Church of Bennington, Bennington (13 min walk).

Holden–Leonard Mill Complex, Bennington

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Holden–Leonard Mill Complex – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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