WILLIAM
CZAR
BRADLEY
A Brattleboro Words Trail Site
William Czar Bradley: Westminster
William Czar Bradley (Photo: The Vermont Historical Society)
On the main thoroughfare through Westminster, Vermont, is a two-room time capsule. Likened to King Tut’s tomb, the humble white building is former law office of William Czar Bradley, preserved in the same state Bradley left it when he locked the doors in 1858. Since 2014, the office’s doors have been opened to visitors every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, July through August—all you have to do is step inside to travel back in time.
William Czar Bradley represented Vermont in Congress from 1813-15 and 1823-27. He left the public sector to practice and teach law out of his small office on the “King’s Highway” in Westminster. When he retired in 1858, it was as though he simply left the building for a brief stroll—everything remained untouched, and would be for the next 140 years.
The Vermont Division of Historic Preservation has made this brief video about Bradley and his law office:
Site research in progress. Check back soon for more of the story.
On The Map
King’s Highway, Westminster, VT
Abijah Prince Road
About the Research sites
The Brattleboro Words Project is working with the community to identify specific sites and themes significant to the study of words in Brattleboro and surrounding towns. Research Teams – classrooms/teachers, amateur historians, veterans, writers, artists and other community members — will produce audio segments and other work to be incorporated into audio walking, biking and driving tours tours.
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