Fort
Ethan Allen Museum
Officers
Row
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Officers
Row, also known as Dalton Drive, faces the
Parade Grounds and the view of the Green Mountains. It served as
housing for officers and their families, with duplexes for most of the
families, and
single family houses for the post commander, chief surgeon and head
veterinarian. Officers Row was also home to the Officers Club, an
Administration Building and a unit for unmarried officers. Across the
street
were the Parade grounds and Bandstand where, Polo Games, Baseball and
other
events occurred.
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In
the 1960’s when the general Services
Administration sold off the buildings at the Fort, Officers Row was
given to
the University of Vermont and used as faculty and student housing for
just over
20 years. Then the
University sold it
and it was converted into condominiums for residential housing. The restoration was
beautifully done and for
the most part Officers Row looks very much as it did one hundred years
ago.
What was built to house two officers and their families is in several
cases now
housing for 5 families and a current look at the real estate listings
show the
values of these condominiums in the $184,000.00 area. This makes what
cost between
$15,000.00 and $17,000.00 to
build in 1894,
now valued at more like $920,000.00. 
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