Bennington Historical Museum
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Bennington Historical Museum is a museum in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 221 m. Glastenbury Mountain stands 1,139 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Seth Warner Statue, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
The Bennington Museum is an accredited museum with notable collections of art and regional history. It is located at 75 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA. The museum's history dates to 1852 when the Bennington Historical Association was first incorporated. In 1923 the association acquired a former church, which it renovated and opened to the public in 1928 as the Bennington Historical Museum. The building was subsequently expanded in 1938, 1960, 1974, and 1999. In 1938 its name was revised to the Bennington Historical Museum and Art Gallery to reflect its holdings of artwork, and in 1954 it was renamed the Bennington Museum. The collections have a special focus on Vermont and adjacent areas of New York and Massachusetts. In 1972 the schoolhouse attended by Grandma Moses was moved to the grounds and included as part of the museum. It also includes a genealogy and history research library. Key aspects of the museum's permanent collections include:
Grandma Moses Gallery - the largest public collection of paintings by noted local artist "Grandma Moses", Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961). Fine Art Gallery - including works by Ralph Earl, Oliver Tarbell Eddy, Erastus Salisbury Field, Ammi Phillips, William Morris Hunt, Frederick MacMonnies, Rockwell Kent, and Simon Moselsio. Bennington Modernism - avant-garde artworks from the early 1950s through the mid-1970s by artists including Pat Adams, Willard Boepple, Anthony Caro, Paul Feeley, Helen Frankenthaler, Patricia Johanson, Vincent Longo, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Dan Shapiro, David Smith, and Tony Smith. Gilded Age Vermont - focused on Bennington from the mid 1800s to mid 1900s. Exhibits include paintings by William Morris Hunt, Frederick MacMonnies’ portrait painting of May Suydam Palmer, and glass and metal works by Lewis Comfort Tiffany, as well as a parlor organ manufactured by the Estey Organ Company and the Martin Wasp, a luxury automobile made in Bennington in 1924-25. Military Gallery - focusing on the Revolutionary War's Battle of Bennington, and including an exhibit of Vermont-made firearms from 1760 to 1900. Bennington Pottery - featuring pieces by Norton Pottery (1785-1894), United States Pottery Company (1847-1858), Fenton pottery, and redware. Textile Gallery - the Bennington flag, one of the oldest “stars and stripes” in existence, a Green Mountain Boys flag belonging to John Stark, the Jane Stickle Quilt, and other textiles. The museum also displays temporary exhibits on a wide variety of subjects.
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Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q19356399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 221 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 13.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 12 mi
- Hot Point · 14 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 14 mi
- Western Summit · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Square: 0.5 mi
- Vermont Veterans Home Deer Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Willow Park: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Square: 3.6 mi
- Bennington Battle Monument: 0.5 mi
- Historic Marker: Bennington Battle Monument: 0.5 mi
- WTC Monument: 0.8 mi
- Park–McCullough Historic House: 3.6 mi
- Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead: 7.3 mi
- Mount Anthony: 1.8 mi
- Whipstock Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bingham Hill: 3.2 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 3.6 mi
- Harmon Hill: 4.0 mi
- Chestnut Woods State Forest: 9.5 mi
- Mountain Meadow Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Moon Hill: 10.1 mi
- Dill Brook Community Forest: 10.7 mi
- Lanford Wood Community Forest: 10.8 mi
- The Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont: 1.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 1.0 mi
- Robert Frost House: 3.5 mi
- Louis Miller Museum: 7.2 mi
- Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hoosick Falls: 7.3 mi
- Haley Falls: 12.9 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 15.4 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 17.1 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 17.4 mi
- Seth Warner Statue: 0.5 mi
- Brigadier General John Stark: 0.5 mi
- The Owl: 7.0 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 12.1 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 12.1 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 15.4 mi
- Sentinels: 15.8 mi
- Antique Truck: 21.7 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 23.1 mi
- Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 24.4 mi
- Campers Beach: 14.9 mi
- The Ledges: 17.3 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 19.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 20.0 mi
- Waterfront: 20.3 mi
- Buxton Garden: 11.0 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 13.6 mi
- Manchester Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 22.4 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Witts Ledge: 13.8 mi
- Hoosac Range: 15.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Davis: 21.5 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Bennington Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastenbury Mountain | NE 47° | 1,139 m | 9.6 mi |
| Grass Mountain | N 357° | 941 m | 11.7 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | SE 125° | 939 m | 7.7 mi |
| Spruce Peak | N 0° | 919 m | 11.2 mi |
| Scrub Hill | SE 136° | 883 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 51° | 868 m | 4.3 mi |
| Spruce Hill | SE 130° | 858 m | 7.1 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | SSW 196° | 853 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/342759418
Day trips start here
- Bennington · 1 mi
- Williamstown · 12 mi
- North Adams · 14 mi
- Cambridge · 15 mi
- Wilmington · 17 mi
- Adams · 18 mi
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