Athenaeum Library & Art Gallery - Saint Johnsbury Art Museum

  • Address: 1171 Main Street,St Johnsbury, VT 05819-2687
  • Phone: +1 802 748 8291
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  • Website:www.stjathenaeum.org
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4.5
2+ reviews
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5.0
1+ reviews
Yelp
4.0
1+ reviews
Athenaeum Library & Art Gallery
1171 Main Street
St Johnsbury, VT 05819-2687

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  • The St. Johnsbury Athen�um, named for Athena, goddess of wisdom, is a free public library & art gallery. The Athenaeum was given to the town by Horace Fairbanks, whose family invented the platform scale. The gracious Victorian reading rooms with books, elaborate woodwork and spiral staircases r... more on 1-800-vermont.com
  • With its dark rich paneling, polished Victorian woodwork, and ornate circular staircases, this building is both the town library and one of the oldest art galleries in the country, housing over 100 original works mainly of the Hudson River ... more on Fodor's

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5.0
Pride of Saint Johnsbury

I had the privilege of relishing delightful paintings in the small Saint Johnsbury Athenaeum,a splendid work of Victorian architecture. I saw Albert Bierstadt's"Domes of Yosemite"and Bougereau's"Raspberry Girl" and I enjoyed them very much.This museum has fine Hudson River School paintings by Jas... By A Yahoo! User from Margate,Florida, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Sara M. 's review

This place really is worth the trip if you are in the Northeast Kingdom. The very personable staff members can guide you through the major works of art, ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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