Glimmerstone, Cavendish

Name: Glimmerstone
Address: Cavendish, United States

#3 among attractions in Cavendish

Gothic Revival architecture

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Glimmerstone is a historic mansion house on Vermont Route 131, west of the village center of Cavendish, Vermont. Built 1844–47, it is a distinctive example of Gothic Revival architecture, built using a regional construction style called "snecked ashlar" out of locally quarried stone flecked with mica. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ()

Built: 1844 (180 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 43°22'58"N, 72°36'48"W

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Cavendish United States

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Glimmerstone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Okemo Mountain Resort, Black River Academy, Cavendish Universalist Church, Best's Covered Bridge.

5.3 miW
Natural attraction, Ski area, Lookout
Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow
136 min walk • Okemo Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in the town of Ludlow, Vermont, United States. The resort experienced 600,000 skier visits in 2009. Parents Magazine rated it the Top US Family Snow Resort.
4.2 miW
History museum, Museum
Black River Academy, Ludlow
109 min walk • The Black River Academy is a historic school building on High Street in the village of Ludlow, Vermont. Chartered in 1835, the school served as the town high school until 1938.
0.4 miE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Cavendish Universalist Church, Cavendish
11 min walk • Cavendish Universalist Church is a historic church building on Vermont Route 131 in Cavendish, Vermont. It was built in 1844 by Scottish immigrant stonemasons, using a "snecked" ashlar stone finish that is rare in the state outside the immediate area.
7 miNE
Bridge
Best's Covered Bridge, Brownsville
178 min walk • Best's Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in West Windsor, Vermont, that carries Churchill Road over Mill Creek, just south of Vermont Route 44.
4.3 miW
Church, Shingle style architecture
Congregational Church of Ludlow, Ludlow
111 min walk • The United Church of Ludlow, formerly the Congregational Church of Ludlow, is a historic church at 48 Pleasant Street in the village of Ludlow in Vermont.
~1250 ftE
Bridge
Spaulding Bridge, Cavendish
7 min walk • The Spaulding Bridge is a historic Parker pony truss bridge carrying Mill Street across the Black River in Cavendish, Vermont. Built in 1905, it is one of the state's few surviving examples of a metal truss bridge built before state aid and standardization of bridge types became widespread in Vermont.