Name/Title
Spear Family HomeEntry/Object ID
2026.2.1Description
This home was built by Asahel Spear for his brother Elhanan Spear in 1800. The home is located at 2517 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, Vermont. From G-31 Index Card: Spear House, 1963. Frame house on east side of Route 7 near the Shelburne-South Burlington line. Build by Elhanan Spear in 1804, it remained in the family for another 139 years, A lone residence in a commercial zone.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
DigitalSubject
Spear Family HomeSubject Place
Town
ShelburneState/Province
Vermont* Untyped Subject Place
United StatesContinent
North AmericaContext
Digital Scan from proof sheet.Made/Created
Date made
1963Notes
Picture of original Black and White Photograph taken in 1976. David Boucher scanned black and white contact sheet, only available source of images, and then cropped individual images in 2025.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
HouseNomenclature Sub-Class
DwellingsNomenclature Class
StructuresNomenclature Category
Category 01: Built Environment ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Catalogue InformationOther Name
Contact Sheet G G-31Other Numbers
Number Type
SHSLLOther Number
SHSLL-178Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Spear, Asahel (1788-1849), Spear, Elhanan (1782-1869), Spear, Orson Saxton (1808-1890), Spear, Richard Sr. (1737-1788), Turrill, Julis (1876-1943)Related Publications
Publication
Historic Shelburne E-NewsletterNotes
See Historic Shelburne E-Newsletter Volume 26 No. 4 for a Free Press Article written in 1936 about this home.Created By
Boucher, DavidCreate Date
March 22, 2026Updated By
Boucher, DavidUpdate Date
March 24, 2026
