Castleton Village Historic District
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Castleton Village Historic District
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| Location | Irregular pattern along Main and South Sts., Castleton, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′39″N 73°10′47″W / 43.61083°N 73.17972°WCoordinates: 43°36′39″N 73°10′47″W / 43.61083°N 73.17972°W |
| Area | 71 acres (29 ha) |
| Built | 1777 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000225 |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1979 |
Castleton is an incorporated village in the town of Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont. Its population is approximately 4,000. A large portion of the village is part of the Castleton Village Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is also home to Castleton University, founded in 1787, and now part of the Vermont State Colleges system.
Castleton Village is located in the south-central part of the town of Castleton, on the south side of the Castleton River, about midway between Rutland, Vermont and Whitehall, New York. Main Street runs east-west through the village, designated Vermont Route 4A; United States Route 4, a limited-access highway, runs east-west on the north side of the river. The village center is at North Road and South Street, which provide access to rural parts of the town; Vermont Route 30, the principal north-south artery in the town, is west of the village. The village has one active rail line, running east-west north of Main Street, that presently carries the Amtrak Ethan Allen Express, stopping at the station at the east end of the village.
Castleton Village was settled in the early 1770s, and Main Street was laid out in 1772 as the principal east-west route in the region. In 1775 the village is where Ethan Allen mustered the Green Mountain Boys for the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, early in the American Revolutionary War. Castleton College was founded in 1787, and Castleton Medical College was founded in 1818, both located on the south side of Main Street.
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