Beecher Falls-East Hereford Border Crossing
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Approach to the Beecher Falls Vermont Border Inspection Station
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| Country | United States; Canada |
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US Port: Vermont 253 Beecher Falls, Vermont 05902 Canadian Port: Highway 253, East Hereford, Quebec J1B 1SO |
| Coordinates | 45°00′48″N 71°30′19″W / 45.013376°N 71.505353°W |
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| Opened | 1926 |
| US Phone | (802) 266-3336 |
| Canadian Phone | (819) 844-2243 |
| Hours | Open 24 Hours (Canadian station only open business hours Sunday-Friday for commercial traffic) |
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U.S. Inspection Station-Beecher Falls, Vermont
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| MPS | U.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 14000602 |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 2014 |
US Port: Vermont 253 Beecher Falls, Vermont 05902
The Beecher Falls-East Hereford Border Crossing connects the towns of East Hereford, Quebec (formerly Comins Mills) and the village of Beecher Falls, Vermont on the Canada–US border. It is reached by Vermont Route 253 on the American side and by Quebec Route 253 on the Canadian side. Both Canadian and US stations are open 24 hours a day; the Canadian station is only open for commercial traffic on a more limited basis. The US station facilities, built in the 1930s, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
The US-Canada border between the province of Quebec and the state of Vermont is basically a straight east-west line, whose eastern end is at Halls Stream, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. The Vermont village of Beecher Falls is located just west of the mouth of Halls Stream; its northernmost business, a manufacturing facility of the Ethan Allen Furniture Company, directly abuts the border between Vermont Route 253 and Halls Stream. The Quebec side of the border is rural, with woods and fields in the immediate vicinity.
The crossing point is formed by the junction of Vermont Route 253 and Quebec Route 253. A line house and hotel once stood on the boundary line at this crossing during Prohibition.
The US station is located abutting the border on the west side of Vermont 253, opposite the Ethan Allen plant. Its main building is a 1-1/2 story brick Georgian Revival building, with a dormered gambrel roof and end chimneys. A metal porte-cochere extends across two lanes to shelter vehicles as they are processed. The front facade of the building is five bays wide, with a central entrance flanked by sash windows. Single-story wings, formerly housing four bays of inspection garages, extend to either side of the main block. Two of the left-side bays have been enclosed, and now house restroom facilities. The interior of the main block is symmetrically divided into areas for processing customs on one side and immigration on the other, with additional office space and holding cells on the attic level.
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