The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1796 (declared in 1792) Parent county:  Chittenden Namesake:  Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father Seat:  St. Albans (1796–) Land area:  634 square miles Population (2020):  49,946 Population (historic):  8,282 (1800); 24,531 (1840); 30,291 (1870); 30,198 (1900); 29,975 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1860s; 1890s; 1910s; 1940s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; two villages; five CDPs; 14 towns National Register listings:   64 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,708 (24.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  75% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  36.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  11% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,800 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,096 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,444 Average farm size (1920):  61.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   St. Albans   Namesake:  St. Albans, Engl

Founding:  1799 (declared in 1792) Parent counties:  Chittenden and Orange Namesake:  Orléans, France Seat:  Brownington (1799–1816); Irasburg (1816–1886); Newport (1886–) Land area:  693 square miles Population (2020):  27,393 Population (historic):  1,439 (1800); 13,634 (1840); 21,035 (1870); 22,024 (1900); 23,036 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1800–1880; 1900–1920; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  One city; six villages; eight CDPs; 18 towns National Register listings:   27 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,904 (23.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  74% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  25.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  19.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  11.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,651 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,646 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,543 Average farm size (1920):  68.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Newport   Namesake:  A

Founding:  1691 Parent county:  New Kent Namesake:  King William III and Queen Mary II of England Seat:  King and Queen Court House (1691–) Land area:  315 square miles Population (2020):  6,608 Population (historic):  9,377 (1790); 10,862 (1840); 9,709 (1870); 9,265 (1900); 7,618 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1820; 1870s; 1900s; 1970–2010 Subdivisions:  One CDP National Register listings:   17 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  363 (10.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  25.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  20.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  35.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  34.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $899 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $281 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,534 Average farm size (1920):  36.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   King and Queen Court House   Namesake:  King and Queen County Founding:  1691 (founding); 1797 (

Founding:  1853 Parent county:  St. Croix Namesake:  Franklin Pierce, U.S. president Seat:  Ellsworth (1861–) Land area:  574 square miles Population (2020):  42,212 Population (historic):  4,672 (1860); 17,744 (1880); 23,943 (1900); 21,043 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1900; 1930s; 1950–2020 Subdivisions:  Two cities; five villages; two CDPs; 17 towns National Register listings:   Nine Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  3,216 (19.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  14.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,690 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,991 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,105 Average farm size (1920):  67.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Wisconsin, Norway, New York, Germany, Sweden, and Minnesota _________________________________________________________________________________   Ellsworth   Namesake:  Elmer Ellsworth, U.S. army officer F

Founding:  1879 (declared in 1857) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Quartzite quarries in the area Seat:  Pipestone (1879–) Land area:  465 square miles Population (2020):  9,424 Population (historic):  2,092 (1880); 9,264 (1900); 12,238 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1880–1950 Subdivisions:  Nine cities; 12 townships National Register listings:   17 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,258 (28.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  46.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,894 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,730 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,187 Average farm size (1920):  209 acres Sources of settlement:  Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Germany, Illinois, Norway, and New York _________________________________________________________________________________   Pipestone   Namesake:  Quartzite quarries in the area Founding:  1874 (post office

Founding:  1773 (declared in 1769) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford Seat:  Dover (1771–) Land area:  368 square miles Population (2020):  130,889 Population (historic):  23,611 (1790); 61,127 (1840); 30,243 (1870); 39,337 (1900); 38,580 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1840; 1850s; 1870–1900; 1930–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; four CDPs; ten towns National Register listings:   45 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  11,229 (20%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  86.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  40.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,728 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,649 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,421 Average farm size (1920):  29.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Dover   Namesake:  Dover, England Founding:  1623

Founding:  1817 Parent county:  Bledsoe Namesake:  Francis Marion, Continental Army general Seat:   Liberty (1817–1819); Jasper (1819–) Land area:  498 square miles Population (2020):  28,837 Population (historic):  3,888 (1820); 6,314 (1850); 6,841 (1870); 17,281 (1900); 17,549 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1850; 1860–1910; 1920–1960; 1970–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; five towns National Register listings:   20 Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  722 (5.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  23.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  3.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  27.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  29.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $596 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $286 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,037 Average farm size (1920):  49 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Jasper   Namesake:  William Jasper, South Carolina soldier Founding:  1819 (p