Fort Ethan Allen, Essex

Name: Fort Ethan Allen
Address: Ethan Allen Ave, Essex, United States

#1 among attractions in Essex

Top attraction, Forts and castles

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Fort Ethan Allen was a United States Army installation in Vermont, named for American Revolutionary War figure Ethan Allen. Established as a cavalry post in 1894 and closed in 1944, today it is the center of a designated national historic district straddling the town line between Colchester and Essex. Locally, it is known simply as "The Fort", and now houses a Vermont National Guard installation a variety of businesses, academic institutions, and residential areas. ()

Built: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 44°30'20"N, 73°9'1"W

Address

Ethan Allen AveColchester TownEssex United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Essex

Day trips

Fort Ethan Allen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: University Mall, Ira Allen Chapel, Centennial Field, Burlington Memorial Auditorium.

3.2 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
University Mall, South Burlington
83 min walk • The University Mall, often referred to as the U-Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall in South Burlington, Vermont. The name refers to its proximity to the University of Vermont.
3 miSW
Church
Ira Allen Chapel, Burlington
77 min walk • Ira Allen Chapel is a building on the campus of the University of Vermont, which is located on the northeast corner of the "University Green" in Burlington, Vermont. The building was constructed during 1925–26, and dedicated on January 14, 1927.
2.5 miSW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Sport
Centennial Field, Burlington
65 min walk • Centennial Field is the name of the baseball stadium at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and is the home of the Vermont Lake Monsters.
3.5 miSW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Sport
Burlington Memorial Auditorium, Burlington
91 min walk • Burlington Memorial Auditorium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena, in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1927, and is operated by the Burlington Department of Parks and Recreation. As a convention center, it offers 20,000 square feet of space. The main space contains a 27-by-80-foot proscenium stage.
2.9 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art
Fleming Museum of Art, Burlington
75 min walk • The Fleming Museum of Art is a museum of art and anthropology at the University of Vermont in Burlington. The museum's collection includes some 25,000 objects from a wide variety of eras and places.
2.1 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski, Winooski
54 min walk • The Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski, also known as the Winooski United Methodist Church, is an historic Methodist church building located at 24 West Allen Street in Winooski, Vermont. It was built in 1918, and is a significant local example of vernacular Carpenter Gothic architecture.
2 miSW
Park
Old Stone House, Winooski
52 min walk • The Old Stone House is a historic house at 73 East Allen Street in central Winooski, Vermont. Built about 1790, it is the city's oldest building. It has served as a tavern, and as residences, and is now in use as professional offices. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
2.8 miSW
Synagogue
Ohavi Zedek, Burlington
73 min walk • Ohavi Zedek is a Conservative synagogue in Burlington, Vermont, United States.
3 miSW
Synagogue
Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington
78 min walk • Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue is a historic synagogue building at Archibald and Hyde Streets in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1885 for Ohavi Zedek, Vermont's oldest Jewish congregation, and is currently occupied by Congregation Ahavath Gerim.
3.1 miSW
Museum
Dudley H. Davis Center, Burlington
79 min walk • The Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont was the first student center in the United States to receive a U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification.
3 miSW
Romanesque architecture
Billings Memorial Library, Burlington
77 min walk • The Billings Memorial Library is located on the campus of the University of Vermont in Burlington. Built in 1883, it was designed by American architect Henry Hobson Richardson to resemble the Winn Library in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.