The Green Mountain Inn has a fascinating history! The main building and adjacent Depot building are listed as number 13 and 14 on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Inn was built by Peter C. Lovejoy as a private dwelling house in 1833. In 1850, Mr. Lovejoy traded the residence with Stillman Churchill for a 350-acre farm. Mr. Churchill added two brick wings and a dance hall to the original building, built a double porch in front and called it the Mansfield House. Owing to financial difficulties, he was obliged to borrow money from W.H.H. Bingham and lost the property when Mr. Bingham found it necessary to foreclose on the mortgage.



Over the years, the Inn has hosted many famous visitors including Lowell Thomas, who made regular broadcasts from the Inn, President Gerald Ford, who stayed at the Inn as a student on a modeling assignment for Look Magazine, and President Chester A. Arthur, who acted in a theatrical production at the Inn. There have also been many innkeepers over the years including the famous Parker Perry, who owned the Inn for over 35 years.