History
The Park-McCullough Historic House is one of the finest and best-preserved Victorian mansions in New England. It is a thirty-five room mansion, set on 200 acres of grounds in North Bennington, Vermont, USA. The house was built in 1864-65 by attorney and entrepreneur Trenor W. Park (1823-1882), who was born in nearby Woodford, Vermont but amassed his fortune overseeing the mining interests of John C. Fremont in California. It was designed by Henry Dudley, a prolific New York architect of the popular firm of Diaper and Dudley. The house cost $75,000 and the family moved in on Christmas Day, 1865. His descendants made extensive renovations to the house in 1889-90, largely in order to entertain President Benjamin Harrison who had come to town to dedicate the new Bennington Battle Monument. The Park-McCullough house is an important example of an American country house in the Second Empire Style.
Specialties
Historic Park-McCullough House & Carriage Barn is the jewel of North Bennintgon Vermont. Tours, rentals and artistic performances scheduled May-Oct. The Park-McCullough House is also available for weddings and private events.