A view to the Green Mountain range, with a ski meet set up in the background.
Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf Mountain Campus sits in the hills of Ripton, Vermont, among the Green Mountains and Robert Frost’s country. Driving by, you could not miss this striking collection of matching buildings with yellow ochre wood cladding and deep green shutters, mostly in meticulous condition. What started as a summer resort in the 1860s by Joseph Battell, a prominent Middlebury resident, became the Bread Loaf School of English in 1915. Robert Frost lectured at the school from 1921 – 1963. In the summers, the campus hosts the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. In the winter the Rikert Nordic Ski Center operates out of the campus. It’s a beautiful site, winter or summer.
One of the many residential cottages on the campus.
Steamboat type porches adorn this campus residence.
Another view of unique windows and impressive porches.
These diamond shaped windows are an interesting feature.
Real shutters, original windows, and well maintained buildings are highlights of this campus.
Utilities are well hidden on these porches.
The Bread Loaf Inn (not a public inn), built in 1861 is in need of more maintenance than the other buildings.
A view from the fields (currently used for skiing).
Bread Loaf Campus is worth a weekend drive if you’re in Vermont, whether you are skiing or sight-seeing.
Preservation in Pink 