Ethan Allen Homestead
Historic House · Burlington, Vermont
A plain farmhouse of about 1787 on the Winooski River floodplain at the northern edge of Burlington - the last house Ethan Allen lived in and the only one of his that still stands in Vermont. Allen led the Green Mountain Boys, took Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, spent nearly three years as a British prisoner, and spent the rest of his life arguing Vermont into existence as an independent republic; he died here in 1789, two years before it became a state. The house is small and unadorned and is shown only on a guided tour. Around it are exhibits, films and a large network of riverside trails that most of Burlington uses and few visitors find.
1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, Vermont, 05408, United States
⚠ SEASONAL - open DAILY, MAY TO OCTOBER, roughly 10am to 4pm, and closed the rest of the year. A modest per-person admission; free parking on site. ⚠ THE ALLEN HOUSE ITSELF IS OPEN ONLY FOR GUIDED TOURS, running at roughly 10:30 AM, 11:50 AM, 1:10 PM and 2:30 PM and lasting about an hour - ARRIVE BETWEEN THOSE TIMES AND YOU CANNOT GO INSIDE. Time your arrival around one of them; this is the commonest mistake made here. The visitor centre, the exhibits and the two short films are available whenever the site is open, and ⚠ THE EXTENSIVE RIVERSIDE TRAIL NETWORK ON THE WINOOSKI FLOODPLAIN IS FREE and open beyond museum hours - it is one of the better underused walks in Burlington and most visitors never find it. Groups are arranged in advance. Living-history days and special events run seasonally on the museum's own calendar rather than fixed annual dates.
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