Joshua Twing Gristmill, Barre

Name: Joshua Twing Gristmill
Address: Barre, United States

#12 among attractions in Barre

Greek Revival architecture

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The Joshua Twing Gristmill is a historic industrial facility at 450 North Main Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1844, it is a remarkably high-style example of Greek Revival architecture for an essentially utilitarian industrial structure. Joshua Twing, its builder, was engaged for many years in a variety of industrial pursuits, primarily considered with engineering improvements in water wheels and turbines. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ()

Built: 1844 (180 years ago)Coordinates: 44°12'18"N, 72°30'41"W

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Joshua Twing Gristmill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hope Cemetery, Barre City Hall and Opera House, Barre Opera House, Vermont Historical Society.

0.7 miNE
Sculpture, Cemetery
Hope Cemetery, Barre
17 min walk • Hope Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Barre, Vermont. The city calls itself the "Granite Capital of the World", and the cemetery is known for the superb granite craftsmanship on its memorials and tombstones.
0.7 miSE
Shopping, City hall
Barre City Hall and Opera House, Barre
20 min walk • Barre City Hall and Opera House is a historic government building at 6 North Main Street in downtown Barre, Vermont. Built in 1899, it houses the city offices, and its upper floors have served for much of the time since its construction as a performing arts venue.
0.7 miSE
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Barre Opera House, Barre
20 min walk • The Barre Opera House is an opera house in Barre, Vermont, USA. It was built to replace the Barre City Hall/Opera House which burned down in 1898.
0.9 miSE
Museum
Vermont Historical Society, Barre
24 min walk • The Vermont Historical Society was founded in 1838 to preserve and record the cultural history of the US state of Vermont. Headquartered in the old Spaulding School Building in Barre, the Vermont History Center is home to the Vermont Historical Society's administrative offices, the Leahy Library and a small book shop.
0.9 miSE
Monuments and statues
Robert Burns Memorial, Barre
23 min walk • The Robert Burns Memorial is a granite monument located in downtown Barre, Vermont. It was erected by Barre's Scottish immigrants in 1899 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns. The statue was conceived and modeled by J. Massey Rhind. James B.
0.7 miNW
Science museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Vermont Granite Museum, Barre
17 min walk • The Vermont Granite Museum is a museum in the city of Barre, Vermont, devoted to the city's historically important granite quarrying and processing industry.
0.9 miSE
Library
Leahy Library, Barre
23 min walk • Howard and Alba Leahy Library is located in the Vermont History Center in Barre, VT. It is housed in the old Spaulding School Building and run by the Vermont Historical Society, which is also located in the same building.
0.7 miSE
Library
Aldrich Public Library, Barre
19 min walk • The Aldrich Public Library is the public library serving the city of Barre, Vermont. It is located at 6 Washington Street in the city center, in an architecturally distinguished Classical Revival building constructed in 1907-08 with funds bequested by Leonard Frost Aldrich, a local businessman, and was substantially enlarged in 2000.
~960 ftSE
Church
Italian Baptist Church, Barre
5 min walk • The Italian Baptist Church is a historic church at 10 North Brook Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1906-08 largely with volunteer labor, it is a distinctive regionalized example of vernacular church architecture more typically found in northern Italy.
0.9 miSE
Museum
Spaulding School Building, Barre
23 min walk • The former Spaulding School Building is a historic structure that has overlooked the city of Barre, Vermont, United States, since 1891. It now houses the Vermont History Center, the home of the Vermont Historical Society.
0.4 miSE
Church
Saint Monica's Church, Barre
11 min walk • Saint Monica's Church is a Roman Catholic parish in the city of Barre, Vermont. It is in the Diocese of Burlington. The congregation dates from the original settlement of Barre in the 19th century, and its present building dates from the late 1880s.

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Nearby attractions include Italian Baptist Church, Barre (5 min walk), Saint Monica's Church, Barre (11 min walk), Vermont Granite Museum, Barre (17 min walk), Hope Cemetery, Barre (17 min walk).