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All Souls Unitarian Church

Christian medieval architecture inspired this Gothic Revival church, whose pointed-arch windows and steeply pitched roof depart sharply from the class…

Gothic RevivalChurchHistoric Site

Depot

Central Vermont Railway Station

When Windsor's passenger station was built around 1901 it boasted the most modern utilities of the day — electric lighting and a hot water heater. Dec…

Romanesque RevivalHistoric Site

Bridge

Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge

The "Eastern Gateway to Vermont," this 500-foot span across the Connecticut River links Windsor with Cornish, New Hampshire. The fourth bridge on the …

National RegisterCovered BridgeHistoric Site

Historic Home

Governor Carlos Coolidge House

Erected by Luther Mills in 1806, this Federal-style house was later home to Carlos Coolidge (1792-1866), a patent attorney who served as governor of V…

Vermont HistoryFederal ArchitectureHistoric Site

Cultural Landmark

Old Constitution House

Within the walls of this former tavern, delegates hammered out the details of the Vermont Constitution in July 1777 — the first in the nation to prohi…

Vermont HistoryNational RegisterHistoric Site

Church

Old South Congregational Church and Meetinghouse

Designed by noted architect-master builder Asher Benjamin in 1798, the Old South Church has been one of Main Street's crown jewels for more than 200 y…

ChurchFederal ArchitectureHistoric Site

Industrial Heritage

Robbins and Lawrence Armory / American Precision Museum

The Robbins, Kendall and Lawrence Company built this armory in 1846 to fill a U.S. government order for 10,000 rifles. The firm pioneered precision ma…

Industrial HeritageNational RegisterHistoric Site

Church

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Designed between 1820 and 1822 by Alexander Parris, an associate of influential Boston architect Charles Bulfinch, this early Greek Revival church rec…

ChurchGreek RevivalHistoric Site

Cultural Landmark

Vermont State Prison

Vermont's first and last state prison was an essential thread in Windsor's fabric for over 150 years. Boston architect-builder Stuart J. Park designed…

Vermont HistoryGovernment & CivicHistoric Site