The 'Old Chapel', Castleton Medical College, 1818-1862

The 'Old Chapel', Castleton Medical College, 1818-1862 is a Vermont historical marker in Castleton, Rutland County.

Seminary Street near college entrance, Castleton

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Castleton Medical College was the first such college in Vermont. This structure, built in 1821, was originally located on Main Street west of the present town library. In 1864 a leading citizen presented the building to Harriet Haskell, Principal of Castleton Seminary. It has served the College as dormitory, classrooms, and chapel and is a reminder of traditions which date back to the Colleges founding in 1787. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Historical maps covering this location

1794 · New York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1795 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1804 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Vermont (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering the location of The 'Old Chapel', Castleton Medical College, 1818-1862, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Vermont (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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