Mintzer House
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| Location | 175-177 Intervale Ave., Burlington, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 44°29′20″N 73°12′38″W / 44.48889°N 73.21056°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Burlington, Vermont MPS AD |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000498[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 2008 |
The Mintzer House is a historic house at 175-177 Intervale Avenue in Burlington, Vermont. Built as a single-family home about 1898, it is well-preserved example of vernacular Colonial Revival architecture built as worker housing. Now a duplex, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The Mintzer House stands near the northernmost extent of Burlington's Old North End neighborhood, on the west side of Intervale Avenue roughly midway between Willow and Oak Streets. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, stone foundation, and an exterior finished in a combination of wooden clapboards and shingles. A recessed porch extends partway along the left side, with an outside sheltered stairway providing access to a rear porch on the same side. The front of the house has a three-part window on the ground floor with stained glass detailing. The interior retains a number of original Colonial Revival details, especially in what is now the second-floor unit.[2]
The area where the Mintzer House stands was rural for many years. Even though a subdivision including its parcel was laid out in 1855, the house was not built until about 1898, and has seen a succession of working-class immigrant residents. The earliest documented resident was William Bessette, a French Canadian, who was a barber. In 1906 it was acquired by the Mintzer family, Russian Jewish immigrants. About 1919 a commercial storefront was added to the front, and part of the building was used as a small shop. This storefront was later removed, when the building was converted to two-family use.[2]
See also
[edit]- LeFerriere House, next door
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Deborah Noble (2006). "NRHP nomination for Mintzer House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-05. with photos from 2006
