- King Block
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name = King Block
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location = 117 High St
Barton,Vermont
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added =July 20 ,2002
refnum=02000663
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governing_body =The King Block is a national historic site located at 117 High Street, Barton,
Vermont ,United States . It was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places onJuly 20 ,2002 . [ [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20020628.htm National Historic Site Listing] ] It is privately owned.The building has three stories. It is a wood frame large apartment composed of several structures which were joined together. has been modified several times over its history. It started around 1870 as an Italianate single family house. By the 1890s it was being used by multiple-families with shared entries but separate living units. Changes were complete by 1921. The historic modifications to the building reflect the periods of expansion of Barton's milling and manufacturing industries. The building exhibits typical design features of large tenements built in the state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries such as the multiple entry doors on the front façade and multi-level Colonial Revival style rear porch. [ [http://www.ptvermont.org/newsletter/17July_2002.htm Preservation Trust Newsletter] ]
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External links
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/VT/Orleans/state.html Orleans County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
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