Nathan Allen House

Nathan Allen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	VT 30, Pawlet, Vermont
Coordinates	43°21′45″N 73°11′7″W / 43.36250°N 73.18528°W / 43.36250; -73.18528
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1834 (1834)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal, Extended English
NRHP reference No.	88002069[1]
Added to NRHP	October 27, 1988

The Nathan Allen House is a historic house on Vermont Route 30 in Pawlet, Vermont. Built about 1834, it is an excellent local example of a late Federal period farmhouse built in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

The Nathan Allen House stands on the west side of Vermont Route 30, a few miles north of Pawlet's central village, in the fertile plains on the east side of the Mettawee River. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with single-story wood frame ells attached to the right and rear. It rests on a rubblestone foundation, and has trim elements of dressed marble and wood. The main block is five bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows. The left side wall is a reconstruction, the original having collapsed due to deteriorating condition in 1983. The house has four side chimneys, and follows a center-hall plan inside. The interior has seen a number of alterations and stylistic changes, but retains some of its original features, including a carved arch in the center hall, and a marble fireplace surround in one of the parlors.^[2]

The house was built about 1834 for Nathan Allen, a farmer who owned and worked the surrounding land (now in separate ownership). It is one of two nearly identical houses built in this area; the other was built for Nathan's brother Elisha. They are the only significant example of late Federal period architecture in the area.^[2]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutland County, Vermont