Vergennes Train Station

In the 1800's towns wanted to have trains and for most towns the depot was located in the heart of the city, closest to all the means of production.

In Vergennes most of the businesses were located on the falls of Otter Creek and materials were moved out on to the lake on steamships. The Towns people didn't think that trains would be a long term form of transportation so they relied on the steamships. Vermont’s oldest train station was constructed in the northeast corner of the town shortly after the Rutland and Burlington Railroad began serving passengers at the Vergennes stop in 1849. Male passengers entered through the left hand door and the ladies had their own entrance to the right of the main window.

This wooden structure is the oldest known in Vermont and slated to be restored and moved to a new location one–half a mile a way. Millbrook Building and Remodeling, Inc. was awarded Phase I of the project to move the building from Vergennes to Ferrisburg along Route 22A. The exterior of the building will then be restored in this phase. The hope is to restore this historical building close to it's original state.

The hope for this building is to restore it to it's original state. This historic renovation project is unique because Millbrook and its subcontractors are going to take this 50' x 20' building off its original foundation and move it to a new foundation a half a mile away. The exterior of the train station is going to be restored which includes new paint, standing seam roof, and storm windows. The interior work will be Phase II.

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Photos from the move on October 27, 2012

posted Nov 9, 2012, 10:41 AM by Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc [ updated Nov 9, 2012, 11:22 AM ]

The "BIG" move

posted Nov 8, 2012, 12:30 PM by Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc [ updated Nov 9, 2012, 11:24 AM ]

After a week of prepping the building to move to it's new location and getting it raised up 7' in the air and on its own wheels to move across the tracks and down the road to it's final resting place... the building move was set in motion on October 29th, 2012. Below are some images the Site Supervisor, Peter Schober took.

Photos from October 17, 2012

posted Oct 18, 2012, 9:28 AM by Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc [ updated Nov 8, 2012, 12:41 PM ]

Peter Schober, the project manager of Vergennes Train Station snapped several pictures of the raising of the building on the old foundation. Then Peter went to where the new site was going to be and snapped some pictures of the form work being put in place.

Old Site New Site

Photos from October 16, 2012

posted Oct 17, 2012, 9:15 AM by Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc [ updated Nov 8, 2012, 12:13 PM ]

The project is now under way and the train station is getting prepped for the move to its new foundation. It's going to sit a half mile away from its original foundation. It will become part of Vergennes visitor center and museum at the Ferrisburgh Park and Ride.

Here are the photos that were taken this week at the job site.

Pictures from September 22, 2012

posted Oct 17, 2012, 8:59 AM by Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc [ updated Nov 8, 2012, 12:21 PM ]

Claudia, Millbrook's Office Manager went out to the job site on September 22nd and snapped these lovely images of the train station before the project even started.

Vergennes City Voice: Vergennes Train Station Project – Finally on “Track” by Mel Hawley

posted Oct 12, 2012, 8:08 AM by Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc [ updated Oct 12, 2012, 8:09 AM ]

The local Vergennes City Voice posted an article in February 2010 about how a city resident, Paul Vachon, conceived the Vergennes Gateway projects. He came up with the idea of moving the train station to the Ferrisburgh park and ride which will be renovated into a Welcome Center and local museum. The article here explains more in depth what they project outcome is going to be about and how it's going to improve the city of Vergennes.

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