renting the former home of a Nobel Prize winning author, or staying in a centuries old Vermont farmhouse that for 20 years was home to Carthusian monks, or relaxing in a Sugarhouse in the midst of a 600 acre farm or even enjoying a Greek Revival farmhouse that offers unspoiled views of over 30 miles to Mount Monadnock. The Landmark Trust USA rescued these properties from abandonment and neglect and now offers them for vacation rentals.

Rudyard Kipling, the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for literature, moved to Vermont in 1892 and built himself a house that he considered a “jewel beyond price” and named it Naulakha. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993, Naulakha is where Kipling wrote the Jungle Books and Captains Courageous.

The Amos Brown House of 1802 was in desperate need of repairs when The Landmark Trust USA acquired it. Set on 30 acres of forest and meadow, this now fully restored house offers the opportunity to muse on 200 years of history or simply enjoy the peace of the countryside close to lakes and ski areas.

For many decades the Scott Farm Sugarhouse produced maple syrup that was shipped all over the country. By 1970, production ceased and the building fell into disrepair. Our Sugarhouse nestles in the hills at the edge of our sugarbush and near our apple orchard of 45 acres.

Asa Dutton built his home c.1840 in the popular Greek Revival style on a prominent site. The farm prospered for many decades but, by the time we acquired it, was showing serious signs of neglect and decay. For over 40 years this farmhouse had been used as migrant labor housing. Today visitors can relax in this elegant home overlooking the Scott Farm orchard and the mountains of the Connecticut River Valley.