Representative Projects Undertaken By Blue Brick Preservation
National Register Nominations
Moran Municipal Generating Station, Burlington, VT
The mid-century coal-fired electricity-generating plant was the only one of its kind erected in Vermont and gained international acclaim for innovative uses and adaptations of existing technologies.
Winooski Falls Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase), Winooski, VT
The c.1909 Carbonizing Plant of the American Woolen Company was an integral component of mill operations until the mid-1900s, but had inadvertently been omitted from the initial district nomination. The brick structure was constructed to facilitate fast, cost-effective processing of raw, untreated wool.
George-Pine-Henry Street Historic District, Bellows Falls, VT
Williams Street Extension Historic District, Bellows Falls, VT
Largely intact residential districts constructed between c.1880 and 1905 to accommodate an influx of workers for then-expanding local industries.
Bottum Farm, New Haven, VT
Scampini Block, Barre, VT
Owned by the Northfield Bank, this distinctive granite structure was
built in 1904 by Angelo Scampini and features
large plate glass windows, polished granite columns, and carved garlands
of grapes and wheat.
Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Applications (RITCs)
Moran Municipal Generating Station, Burlington, VT
Rehabilitation plan for an abandoned power plant that aims to revitalize a large, brick structure on the city's waterfront for public use.
Aldrich Block, Barre, VT
Rehabilitation plan for historic bank building gutted by fire.
St. Alban's Foundry, St. Albans, VT
Mixed use rehabilitation plan, which includes a high-end restaurant and office space, for a core property in St. Alban's historic district.
111 St. Paul Street, Burlington, VT
Mixed use rehabilitation plan for contributing building in one of Burlington's
National Register Historic Districts.
Commercial Buildings & Theater, Fair Haven, VT
Late 19th-century commercial
buildings, in Fair Haven's historic business district, with an adaptive
rehabilitation proposal for mixed use.
Bottum Farm, New Haven, VT
Rehabilitation of a large c.1912 dairy barn into a commercial bakery.
Compliance Review
Moran Municipal Generating Station, Burlington, VT
Review of proposed rehabilitation for historic coal-fired electrical plant.
JJ Flynn Elementary School, Burlington, VT
Review of proposed energy efficiency improvements including window replacement and systems upgrades.
Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, VT
Documentation of historic interior and exterior features and review of proposed energy efficiency improvements including window replacement, systems upgrades, interior alterations and construction of new primary entrance.
Westford Public Library, Westford, VT
Review of proposed energy efficiency improvements, including insulation of exterior wall cavities and attic.
Residential Properties, VT
Review of solar installations and energy efficiency improvements for homeowners taking advantage of energy rebates.
Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, VT
Federal funding for new interior acoustical improvements to
the c.1951 gymnasium of the c.1900 school triggered Section 106 Review.
East Avenue, Burlington, VT
A plan for the development of a "co-housing community" by
Burlington Co-Housing Development LLC prompted an ACT 250 Review.
Baseline Documentation
Abare House, Intervale Road, Burlington, VT
Documentation, prior to demolition of a historic resource by the City
of Burlington, to serve as archival reference of the structure.
Goodenough Farmstead, West Brattleboro, VT
House of unusual design, constructed before 1790, and English Bank Barn on 34
acres.
Other Projects
Appletree Point Farm, Burlington, VT
History of an early Burlington farm, associated with the family of Governor Urban Andrain Woodbury and prominent Vermont architect Louis Sheldon Newton.
Zadock Wheeler Farm, Charlotte, VT
History and building chronology, undertaken as a first step in the development of a comprehensive and appropriate preservation plan for the property.
Moran Municipal Generating Station, Burlington, VT
Feasibility study, historic structure assessment and historical report
on public power generation for a complex of industrial buildings
on Burlington's waterfront.
Ferrisburg Grange, Ferrisburg, VT
Salvage report after devastating fire destroyed the building.
Note: A number of projects were completed under our former name of New England Preservation Collaborative.
