Jerry E. Dickerman House facts for kids
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Jerry E. Dickerman House
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U.S. Historic district
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 Location in Vermont
Location in the United States
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| Location | 36 Field Ave., Newport, Vermont |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Part of | Newport Downtown Historic District (ID06000898) |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000732 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 11, 2001 |
| Designated CP | September 28, 2006 |
The Jerry E. Dickerman House is a historic home located at 36 Field Avenue in Newport, Vermont. It was built around 1875 for Jerry E. Dickerman, a well-known local lawyer and a customs collector. This house is a great example of the Second Empire architecture style in the region. In 2001, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which means it's recognized as an important historical site.
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What Does the Jerry Dickerman House Look Like?
The Jerry E. Dickerman House is in downtown Newport. You can find it just north of the Goodrich Memorial Library on the east side of Field Avenue. It's a two-and-a-half-story building made of wood.
Unique Features of the House
The outside of the house is covered with overlapping wooden boards called clapboards. It has a special type of roof called a mansard roof, which has slopes on all four sides. This roof style allows for a full third floor inside the house.
The front of the house has three main sections. The two outer sections stick out and have windows that are shaped like polygons. These window sections have small roofs with decorative brackets underneath.
The middle section of the house also sticks out a little. At the top of this section, there's a large dormer (a window structure that projects from the roof). This dormer has a curved, bell-shaped roof and a rounded archway that leads to a balcony. The main front door is located at the bottom of this middle section, protected by a porch with decorative posts.
Inside the main part of the house, many of the original wooden details are still there. Even though the house was changed into apartments in the middle of the 1900s, it still keeps its old charm.
History of the Dickerman House
The Jerry E. Dickerman House was built around 1875. When it was first built, it faced Main Street. Back then, Main Street was lined with many fancy homes belonging to the richest families in the community.
Why Did the House Move?
Around 1930, the house was moved to its current spot on Field Avenue. This move was made to create space for a new business building on Main Street. Later, in the 1940s or 1950s, the house was divided into several apartments.
A Rare Survivor
Old maps from that time show that there were about six or seven other houses in Newport built in the Second Empire style, just like the Dickerman House. However, today, only two of these houses are still standing. This makes the Jerry E. Dickerman House a very special and rare example of this architectural style in the area.
