The Inn - History
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places "Glimmerstone," is recognized for its Gothic Revival architectural style and significance. Glimmerstone with its fourteen gables is one of the finest Gothic Revival cottages in the State of Vermont. The unique architectural quality of the house indicates that its architect, Lucius Page undoubtedly based his design on the published patterns of Andrew Jackson Downings, "Cottage Residences" (1842). The house has many architectural qualities which are characterized by its picturesque nature of the Gothic Revival period. The building is faced with snecked ashlar of gneiss and mica shist giving the property its name "Glimmerstone" due to the sparkling mica stone. Henry N. Fullerton had the property built in 1845. {Get More Info}

The Building
The designer Lucius Page, an ingenious local carpenter/inventor, is said to have patterned it after an English country house. Through his great-grandson Clark Wardner, who was one of the masons, the house bears the influence of Philip Wiedner (or Wardner) who emigrated in 1750 from Wurtenburg, Germany, where he learned the stonecutter's trade and was eventually awarded the certificate of master mason by the Nuremberg Guild of Masons. Clark Wardner had worked on King's Chapel in Boston, and the work on "Glimmerstone" stands too as a memorial to a famous skill. The mortar was made from a native lime but by a zealously guarded secret formula, so that the mortar joint between the stones is as hard as the stone itself, well-nigh impervious to cracks. The stone, silvery grey gneiss and mica schist, was taken from a ledge one quarter mile north from the house. Five pair of oxen were kept busy all one winter, drawing the stone from a quarry a quarter of a mile away, the drivers receiving one dollar a day for their labor. The house takes its name, Glimmerstone, from the silvery sheen of the gneiss formation and mica schist; the ledges were worked by opening a hole in the formation with a powder charge, so that the slabs could be split out easily to the necessary thickness.There are many unusual features about the construction. The floor plan is in the shape of an L, 58 x 52 x 38, with large rooms and high ceilings. Although one and a half stories in height, fourteen gables give ample room in the top story. The inside woodwork is of Colonial design, entirely of first growth pine, carefully finished by carpenters from Perkinsville. Eight fireplaces, two of which are especially beautiful. With its 14 gables, small paned windows and ornate exterior wood trim it quite different in appearance from all but one of the many fine old stone houses of the vicinity.Inside, the house has spacious rooms, high ceilings, exceptionally fine woodwork, eight fireplaces, hardware of excellent quality and, especially noticeable, arched ceilings in the hallways. Such innovations as modern heating, plumbing, kitchen and laundry facilities have been added from time to time.In addition to the house there is a large barn, a tiny building originally used as a children's playhouse, and a tennis court which for many years has been available for use by the young people of the neighborhood. Glimmerstone's beautifully landscaped grounds, set off by handsome stone walls, form a perfect setting for this gem of a house.