Rainy day in Middlebury, Vermont

Today was a bit of a washout. Rain most of the day. Gray sky, no sun. This is the Congregational Church in Middlebury, Vermont built in 1809.

Main street didn't look too inviting on this wet and gray day.

This is the Battell Block a huge chunk of stores and apartments built in the 1890s. It is credited with sitting the architectural style for the downtown area.

This is one of the prettier downtown buildings with some nice details.

And here is Middlebury Bank built in 1911. Looks very bank like 😆 the bank was founded in 1847 and offices were in what is now the Middlebury Inn.

Of course one church would never do for a prominent shire town like Middlebury. Vermont has shire towns which are basically the county seat. Its a term from Great Britain so easy to see why its still used in some New England states.

This is St Stephens the Episcopal Church built in 1826-27. It is credited as the first Gothic Revival church in Vermont modeled after... you guessed it, England country churches.

The white building now houses the Grace Baptist church built in 1887 as the Memorial Baptist church. The red building beyond is the Town Theatre which just went through a massive renovation and expansion. It was originally built in 1883-84 as the Middlebury Opera House and Town Hall.

I snapped this shot since I am always posting photos of Lake Dunmore. Its a nice map of the lake that was for sale in a local gift shop.

And here is a photo of Lake Dunmore this morning in the rain. You can barely see the mountains on the far shore.