St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

St Johnsbury, Vermont (VT), US

athenaeum (plural athenaeums)

1. An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in the fields of science or literature

2. A building for storing books or newspapers; a library, reading-room etc.

The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, is significant because of its construction, the American landscape paintings and books from its original role as a public library and free art gallery, and funding by Horace Fairbanks, manufacturer of the world’s first platform scale. The art collection contains a number of Hudson River School paintings. This unaltered building retains a strong, Victorian (French Second Empire) flavor of the 19th century. It is one of about ten athenaeums in the United States.

St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

St Johnsbury, Vermont (VT), US

athenaeum (plural athenaeums)

1. An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in the fields of science or literature

2. A building for storing books or newspapers; a library, reading-room etc.

The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, is significant because of its construction, the American landscape paintings and books from its original role as a public library and free art gallery, and funding by Horace Fairbanks, manufacturer of the world’s first platform scale. The art collection contains a number of Hudson River School paintings. This unaltered building retains a strong, Victorian (French Second Empire) flavor of the 19th century. It is one of about ten athenaeums in the United States.

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