Available for Thanksgiving, Christmas, 2025 Middlebury Graduation and Reunion
Beautifully restored, historic 4 bedroom home adjacent to Middlebury College’s BreadLoaf mountain campus. Home features panoramic views, energizing mountain air, crisp, romantic starry skies, and a wrap-around veranda leading to the charming Robert Frost Porch.
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Gracious, comfortably furnished home, maintained to high standards.
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Perfect as a family or executive retreat, for celebrating a student graduation or a family wedding.
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Cross Country and hiking trails begin next door at the Rikert Center.
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Downhill skiing at the Snow Bowl and access to the Long Trail are 2 miles away.
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Drive along the rocky and tree-lined Middlebury River to reach Route 7 and an easy drive to Middlebury College’s main campus.”
The house consists of two parts, a two-story main section and a single story annex. Each section, while part of the same building, can be occupied and used independently of the other, or can be enjoyed as a whole with space to comfortably accommodate up to ten people.
The house has been thoroughly renovated, is insulated, has three separately controlled heat zones, and modern kitchens with cherry cabinets and hardwood floors. Bathrooms have modern fixtures and marble floors.
Nestled on a private one acre, the house was built in 1902 on land formerly owned by Joseph Battell. Mr. Battell, in his will, deeded over 30,000 acres surrounding this property to Middlebury College in 1915, including the adjacent property that became Middlebury’s Bread Loaf campus.
“We were so happy to be staying in this beautiful property adjacent to the nordic center and a short drive to Midd Snowbowl…we ended up spending hours by the beautiful warm fireplaces in the property. We cannot say enough about the selection of books, great coffee mugs, and ample blankets and couches in which to snuggle up!” February 8, 2023
Our Vacation Home is perfect for:
Middlebury College Family Graduation Celebration
Executive Retreat
Middlebury College Summer School of English
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Green Mountain Vacation
Wedding Lodging for Bride or Groom’s Family
Contact Us for information and availability:
call 303-955-7865 or email: ncbicknell@bicknellgroup.com
“Idyllic setting, incredible house
This house is amazing, beautiful views and lovely house. Close to hiking at Breadloaf and the Long Trail. We came for a graduation and had college age kids up to 80+ grandparents at various points during the weekend and the house let us be together when we wanted and spread out when we wanted. The extra first floor apartment was a nice space for the grandparents who don’t like stairs. This house is also extremely well stocked and could host a larger gathering like a grad party or large dinner party. Highly recommend!” 5/31/2022
The Vermont House is located in the heart of the Green Mountains, in Robert Frost country, on Route 125 in Ripton, Vermont. The one-acre property is bordered by open fields, National Forest and Middlebury College’s summer campus at Bread Loaf.
The house is surrounded by trails that provide countless opportunities for hiking, biking and cross country skiing right from the front door.
Within two miles of the house there is downhill skiing at Middlebury College’s Snowbowl, scenic walking trails on land formerly owned by Robert Frost, and more rigorous hiking on the Long Trail.
Within a short distance are countless other attractions including some of the most famous downhill slopes in the East, fishing, boating and swimming in the numerous lakes and streams, and of course, the opportunity to be enveloped by the beauty that is Vermont’s foliage season, a kaleidoscope of Fall Colors!
The Vermont House at Bread Loaf is approximately a five hour drive from the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut metropolitan area, and a three and a half hour drive from Boston. It is within an hour and a quarter of both the Burlington Airport and the Rutland Amtrak station.