East Hardwick

Colonial settlement of the East Hardwick area began in 1792. In 1796, Samuel Stevens acquired land here and, with his wife Puah Mellen, established Stevensville with a homestead and mills on the Lamoille River. By 1858, the village had two churches, woolen cloth and door manufacturers, general stores, hotels, school, tannery, tin shop, blacksmith, and a doctor. It was renamed East Hardwick in 1867. The 1871 arrival of the Lamoille Valley Railroad at the new depot boosted commercial prosperity and residential growth. The Vermont Cooperative Creamery attracted new residents in the mid-20th century. History of the village is reflected in its Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Colonial Revival style buildings.