Emma Willard House, Middlebury

Name: Emma Willard House
Address: Middlebury, United States

#15 among attractions in Middlebury

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The Emma Willard House is a historic house at 131 South Main Street in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. Built in 1809, it was from 1809 to 1819 the home of Emma Willard, an influential pioneer in the development of women's education in the United States. Willard established a school for girls at her home in 1814 known as the Middlebury Female Seminary. The school was a precursor to the Emma Willard School, an all girl, private boarding and university preparatory day school opened by Willard in 1821 in Troy, New York. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It now houses the Middlebury College Admissions Office. ()

Built: 1809 (215 years ago)Coordinates: 44°0'27"N, 73°10'29"W

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Emma Willard House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pulp Mill Covered Bridge, Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Emma Willard Memorial, Ralph Myhre Golf Course.

1.2 miN
Bridge
Pulp Mill Covered Bridge, Middlebury
31 min walk • The Pulp Mill Covered Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Otter Creek between Middlebury and Weybridge, Vermont on Seymour Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
0.4 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury
11 min walk • Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, also known as the Sheldon Museum, is a history museum in Middlebury, Vermont created by Henry Sheldon in 1882 focusing on his private collections and the history of the state of Vermont, US.
0.6 miNE
Monuments and statues
Emma Willard Memorial, Middlebury
17 min walk • The Emma Hart Willard Memorial, is a public artwork designed by Marion Guild and Pierre Zwick. It was sculpted by T.A. Campbell who worked for the Houlihan Shop in Rutland, Vermont. Erected in 1941, the memorial is located in a triangular-shaped park at the intersection of route 30 and route 7 in downtown Middlebury, Vermont.
0.7 miS
43°59'50"N • 73°10'46"W
Ralph Myhre Golf Course, Middlebury
20 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.4 miNE
44°0'46"N • 73°10'11"W
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury
12 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
0.6 miNE
Monuments and statues
Middlebury to Her Soldiers, Middlebury
15 min walk • Middlebury to Her Soldiers is a public artwork by American artists Marshall Jones and Seward Jones, located on the triangle between Merchant's Row and South Pleasant Street in Middlebury, VT, United States of America. It was fabricated by the Jones Brothers Company of Barre, VT.
0.5 miNE
44°0'49"N • 73°10'6"W
Edgewater Gallery, Middlebury
14 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
0.4 miSW
Italianate architecture
The Heights, Middlebury
10 min walk • The Heights, also known as the Thaddeus Chapman House is a historic country estate on Vermont Route 30 in Middlebury, Vermont. Developed in the 1870s and 1880s, the property is one of the finest estates of the period in the state.
~630 ftNW
Georgian architecture
Old Stone Row, Middlebury
4 min walk • Old Stone Row is a collection of three stone buildings flanking the original campus green of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont.
~1010 ftS
Art museum, Universities and schools
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury
5 min walk • Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont.

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Which popular attractions are close to Emma Willard House?

Nearby attractions include Old Stone Row, Middlebury (4 min walk), Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury (5 min walk), The Heights, Middlebury (10 min walk), Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury (11 min walk).