The shore of Lake Bomoseen is a popular summer camp area in Vermont. Up here, “summer camp” is like “summer cottage” or “beach house” as opposed to kids’ “summer camp”. The terminology threw me at first, since I grew up on the ocean, not a lake. Historic districts and houses line Vermont Route 30 (sitting practically on the road in some places!) and winding roads around the lake. This 1925 church appears on the map as the Hubbardton Congregational Church, but a lack of signage and unsuccessful searching gives me few answers to its fate. The church appears to be used as only storage.
View from the across the street. You can see how close it sits on the highway.
Beautiful Queen Anne windows that remain in good condition.
Belfry.
Boarded up and not in use, this is the front entrance.
Asbestos siding covers shingles underneath, which would be more fitting for its Queen Anne details.
South elevation. View from the grass parking area.
This side of the roof is in need of repair.
North elevation.
I could only see in the window by holding the camera above my head.
Rural Vermont is filled with small, wood-frame white churches. While some remain in service and others have been converted to alternative uses, there are many with the same fate as this Hubbardton Church. How can we help these buildings? Those of you in rural areas, what solutions have you seen?
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