Bennington County, Vermont


Founding: 1778
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Benning Wentworth, New Hampshire governor
Seats: Bennington (1781–) and Manchester (1781–)
Land area: 675 square miles
Population (2020): 37,347
Population (historic): 12,206 (1790); 17,468 (1830); 21,325 (1870); 21,705 (1900); 21,655 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1880; 1890s; 1910–2020
Subdivisions: Three villages; 11 CDPs; 17 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,922 (27.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 76.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 41.3%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,827
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,206
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,366
Average farm size (1920): 59.8 acres
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Bennington
 
Namesake: Benning Wentworth, New Hampshire governor
Founding: 1761 (founding); 1783 (post office)
Population (2020): 15,333
Population (historic): 2,377 (1790); 3,419 (1830); 5,760 (1870); 8,033 (1900); 10,628 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800s; 1820–1990; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,591 (37.8%)
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Manchester
 
Namesake: Manchester, England
Founding: 1764 (founding); 1793 (post office)
Population (2020): 4,484
Population (historic): 1,276 (1790); 1,525 (1830); 1,897 (1870); 1,955 (1900); 2,004 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1850; 1860–1880; 1890–1920; 1930–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 716 (22.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Hinsdill House (c. 1790). 519 Harrington Road. Bennington. Federal.
  2. The Orchards / Edward Everett Estate (1911–1914). 982 Mansion Drive. Bennington. Norman Revival.
  3. John Norton Farm (1793). 2323 Monument Avenue. Bennington. Federal.
  4. Luman Norton Farm (1817). 2365 Monument Avenue. Bennington. Federal.
  5. William Montague House (c. 1830). 300 Northside Drive. Bennington. Federal.
  6. Robinson House (c. 1840). 48 Riverside Drive. Bennington. Greek Revival.
  7. Vail House (c. 1785). 883 Vail Road. Bennington. Federal.
  8. Henry Cushman House (1838). 291 Water Street. Bennington. Greek Revival.
  9. Bourn Tavern (c. 1825). 1677 Barnumville Road. Manchester. Federal.
  10. Hildene / Robert Lincoln Estate (1905). 1005 Hildene Road. Manchester. Georgian Revival.
  11. Farm (1913). 1547 Main Street. Manchester. Classical Revival.
  12. Green Brimmer House (c. 1800). 4588 State Route 346. Pownal. Federal.
  13. House (c. 1890). 6082 US Highway 7. Pownal. Queen Anne.
  14. Simeon Rising House (c. 1820). 731 State Route 153. Rupert. Federal.
  15. Sheldon House (c. 1810). 771 State Route 153. Rupert. Federal.
  16. Fuller Farm. 395 Granger Hollow Road. Shaftsbury. Federal/Greek Revival.
  17. Matteson House (c. 1820). 170 Mattison Road. Shaftsbury. Federal.
  18. Burnett House (c. 1810). 481 Shaftsbury Hollow Road. Shaftsbury. Federal.
  19. David Mathews House (c. 1800). 37 State Line Road. Shaftsbury. Federal.
  20. Joseph Munro House (1807). 1696 State Route 7A. Shaftsbury. Federal.
  21. Harlow Huntington House (c. 1825). 3263 State Route 7A. Shaftsbury. Federal.
  22. Jonas Galusha Farm (1783). 3871 State Route 7A. Shaftsbury. Federal.
  23. House (c. 1880). 1477 State Route 67. Shaftsbury. Second Empire.
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