Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT
Summary
Significance: The result of Frederick Billings's efforts was a network of carriage roads giving access to the estate for utilitarian purposes, as well as providing a pleasurable encounter with the landscape. Traveling along the roads, riders could see reforestation in progress, picturesque vistas, and the reward of the view from the top of Mount Tom. The good stewardship of Billings' descendants allowed this model nineteenth century landscape to survive, with minor modifications that reflect changes in land use.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N962
Survey number: HAER VT-27
Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1903-1904 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1956 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1978 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1998-1999 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: before 1869 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1887 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1891 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1895 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03000282
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