Galusha House
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| Location | Lee River Rd. at VT 15, Jericho, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 44°30′12″N 72°59′48″W / 44.50333°N 72.99667°WCoordinates: 44°30′12″N 72°59′48″W / 44.50333°N 72.99667°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Part of | Jericho Village Historic District (#92001533) |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000232 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1978 |
| Designated CP | November 5, 1992 |
The Truman Galusha House, also called the Truman Galusha Mansion and "Fairview" in various historical documents and maps, is a Federal-style house in Jericho, Vermont, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Galusha House, qualifying for designation based on its "architectural excellence" and the association of its early owners with important early governors and other key leaders involved with the creation of the state of Vermont. It was built in 1790, and is named for the son of an early Vermont governor, Jonas Galusha. The house is located at the top of a large sloping lawn at the junction of Vermont Route 15 and Lee River Road at the entrance to Jericho Corners Village in the village of Jericho, Vermont, which is near Burlington. It was completely restored in 1982, and is privately owned.
Truman Galusha (1786 – 1859) was the son of Vermont's early governor, Jonas Galusha, of Shaftsbury and his second wife, Mary Chittenden, the daughter of Thomas Chittenden. Chittenden, Truman Galusha's grandfather, was a close associate of Ethan Allen, Vermont's Revolutionary Hero, and other Allen family members. With them, he was part of the group who drafted a Vermont Constitution, and declared the Vermont Republic in 1777, the first written Constitution for an independent republic in North America. The Vermont Republic is sometimes called "The Green Mountain Republic" today. Chittenden was chosen as the Republic of Vermont's "President," then later "Governor," and after statehood in 1791, elected the state's first Governor, serving until 1797.
Jonas Galusha, Truman's father, was elected to nine one-year terms as Governor, beginning in 1809. Truman's boyhood home, usually called "The Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead" in Center Shaftsbury, VT, is also listed on the National Register, and is now the headquarters of the Shaftsbury Historical Society. (See photo of the homestead on the Shaftsbury Historical Society's homepage.)
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