We drove late Wednesday into Barre, VT, right outside of Montpelier. Its too bad because Montpelier is such a darling town. We ate breakfast at a movie-like small-town diner. We walked through the quaint downtown to the quaint capitol in minutes. The capitol looks like a giant house, or a mansion, with acres of open land behind it providing beautiful scenery. They are very proud of Ethan Allen, with a marble statue of him inside. There was no security or welcome desk, just as though you're walking into someone's home.
Simple exterior and interior, not ornate like most capitols, but very elegant in its simplicity.
Paintings of governors line the hallways along with chandeliers, and the floor a black-and-white marble checker. There are no Latin symbols or proverbs like most of the capitols, but there is a bust of President Lincoln, who seems to be quite popular. There are some quotes posted from their governors.
A curving staircase takes you upstairs where the senate and house chambers are--small, but nice and cozy rooms. There is also a nice reception room with large civil war scene paintings, but no civil war flags like the others. The governor's office appeared unused, with antique furniture and dated carpet.
I think this was my favorite capitol because of its homey quality. A woman in town, like in Providence, said that it is known to be one of the prettiest capitols. People are quite proud.
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