Coach Barn
Nonprofit education center in Vermont, US in Shelburne, Vermont. Built 1972. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit education center for sustainability, 1,400-acre (570 ha) working farm, and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. The property is nationally significant as a well-preserved example of a Gilded Age "ornamental farm", developed in the late 19th century with architecture by Robert Henderson Robertson and landscaping by Frederick Law Olmsted.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Off U.S. 7, Shelburne vicinity, VT |
| County | Chittenden County |
| Listed | Aug 11, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80000330 |
| Built | 1972 |
| Type of place | farm, nonprofit organization |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 14 buildings, 4 structures, 1 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Off U.S. 7, Shelburne, VT |
| Website | shelburnefarms.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 44.39192, -73.27615 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park · 64 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Moosalamoo Campground 35 mi · Silver Lake Campground 36 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80000330. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.