8-549: The South Royalton Historic District encompasses the central portion of the village of South Royalton, Vermont . Now the town of Royalton 's principal commercial center, it developed in the second half of the 19th century around the depot of the Vermont Central Railroad . The district includes fine examples of Greek Revival and Victorian architecture, and is home to the Vermont Law School . It
16-500: A few properties on Railroad, Safford, and New Streets. To the west of the main intersection, the district is ended after a single block by the presence of the railroad tracks. At the northeastern end of Chelsea Street it also included a now-replaced truss bridge across the White River . Its dominant features include the campus of the Vermont Law School on Chelsea Street, the brick Italianate line of shops between Windsor Street and
24-570: A population at the 2010 census of 694, South Royalton is the largest community in the town. It is home to the Vermont Law School . The central portion of the village is a historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the South Royalton Historic District . The Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial is located approximately two miles to the east. South Royalton is the town pictured in
32-586: The Greek Revival style, some of which survive today. Much of the village center's character, however, is derived from fires which swept through the area with some regularity. A particularly devastating fire in 1886 destroyed all of its commercial buildings, after which the Victorian block of brick shops lining the northwest side of Chelsea Street was built. The district extends along Chelsea and Windsor Streets for about two blocks from their junction, with
40-497: The opening credits of the WB television show Gilmore Girls . South Royalton is located in northern Windsor County along the White River . Vermont Route 14 runs along the north side of the river, just outside the CDP limits, leading southeast to White River Junction and northwest to Barre . Vermont Route 110 leads north from South Royalton into Tunbridge . Interstate 89 passes to
48-584: The railroad tracks, and the South Royalton Green at the southwest junction of Windsor and Chelsea. At the southwestern corner of the park stands the South Royalton House, built as an inn serving railroad passengers by Daniel Tarbell in 1850. South Royalton, Vermont South Royalton is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Royalton , Windsor County , Vermont , United States. With
56-620: The west of the village but does not serve it with a direct exit. Access to South Royalton is either from Exit 2 (at Sharon ) or Exit 3 (at North Royalton). South Royalton has a row of storefronts on Chelsea St., facing the South Royalton Green . The village also has numerous churches, the Royalton Memorial Library , the South Royalton Railroad Station (now housing a bank), and Vermont Law School buildings including Debevoise Hall (formerly
64-501: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The village of South Royalton was farmland prior to the arrival of the Vermont Central Railroad in 1848. Daniel Tarbell, a mill owner from Tunbridge , recognized the location as an ideal site for a freight depot, purchased land from the local farmers, and began commercial and residential development. By 1855, the village had 28 buildings, generally in
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