Daniel Gay House, Public library in Gaysville, Vermont, United States.
The Daniel Gay House is a public library in Gaysville, Vermont, designed in Greek Revival style with four Doric columns and a pedimented gable. The exterior features clapboard siding and multiple sash windows arranged in traditional proportions.
Built in 1835 by mill owner Daniel Gay, the structure survived the devastating floods of 1927 that destroyed much of Gaysville. Its survival through this disaster makes it one of the area's important remaining landmarks from that era.
The library is run by the Belcher Library Association, founded in 1896 to keep the private collection and endowment left by William Belcher. Lucia Gay gave the house to the association in 1937, and it took formal title in 1944. The building is named for Belcher, while the house recalls Daniel Gay, whose mill gave Gaysville its name.
The building sits on a plot of land along Vermont Route 107, north of its intersection with Bridge Street in central Gaysville. Its location makes it straightforward to find when exploring the town.
The 1835 house was one of the few buildings in Gaysville to survive the 1927 floods that destroyed most of the village. The mill Daniel Gay built with his brother Jeremiah in 1832 stood on the White River until the same floods carried it away.
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