Not all Vermont historic inns are alike. The first Europeans arrived in the Vermont-area around the year 1725. These early settlers constructed forts and farms to protect and feed the settlers who were exploring these new locations. In 1780, the last major Indian raid took place so that larger communities could be developed in and around the desirable fertile areas of land that are included inside of the Vermont boundaries today. During the 1800s, Vermont experienced a rapid growth period that includes all early historic inns.
How to choose the best Vermont historic inn to visit:
In 1791, when Vermont became a part of the United States, the population only included about 85,000 hard working people who were busy attending to localized concerns. Between 1791 and the end of the 1890s, the population of Vermont increased by almost 300,000 people. As people relocated into the state of Vermont during the 1800s, they needed a place to stay while they established their private homes. Many of the early Vermont historic inns were hastily-built establishments that are not still standing today.
The 1800s includes buildings from the Edwardian-era and buildings from the Victorian-era that started near the end of the century. Purists prefer their Vermont historic inns to be built before the Victorian times. Virginia was a farming state that had a need to move crops from place-to-place. In the 1830s, wood-burning locomotives that traveled on steel railed train tracks changed the look of the Vermont landscape. Normally, the trains moved along farming community routes with destinations that ended in the bigger cities.
When the 1830s trains arrived on the scene, there was now a need for elegant inns to house traveling tourists. Unfortunately, these well-constructed early tourist oriented inns were often built right beside the train tracks in city-areas that grew-up into industrial developments. The trick to finding the best Vermont historic inn to visit on a vacation rests in finding one that is nestled into an area that tourists enjoy visiting. In 1833, Peter C. Lovejoy started building on a piece of tourist-oriented land that did not have a train.
Peter C. Lovejoy put up a well-constructed rooming home in beautiful Stowe, Vermont to serve the new populations moving into this area. By 1897, the inn had expanded in more than one direction, the property had changed hands, and an electric train was added to bring tourists into the area. Today, the historic Green Mountain Inn is a prime vacation destination for people from all over the planet who enjoy the nearby top-notch ski slopes that made Stowe, Vermont famous.
Three of the buildings at Green Mountain Inn are listed on the National Historic rosters. Over the years, this elegant establishment has expanded to include hotel rooms, large rooms, suites, apartments, and full-size town homes that are on the Green Mountain property inside of the town of Stowe. Modern tourists are within walking distance to other historic buildings, shops, and attractions when they plan their stay at this inn. Visitors often enjoy booking an elegant room inside of the 1833 section of our historic Green Mountain Inn resort.