Brandon ยท Central Vermont: Brandon
The Lilac Inn
The Arches, Chicago banker Albert G. Farr's 1909 Georgian Revival summer house, designed by Dwight Perkins; nine rooms, all of them dog-friendly.
- Built
- 1909SAH Archipedia: Lilac Inn ('The Arches'), timeline 1909, architect Dwight Perkins.
- Style
- Georgian Revival
- Architect
- Dwight Perkins
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 9
- Area
- Central Vermont: Brandon
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Albert G. Farr, a Chicago banker whose family came from Brandon, built the house as a summer home called The Arches, named for the arcaded entrance pavilion across its facade. The National Register nomination calls it among the most magnificent early Georgian Revival houses in Rutland County. The inn says the house was built for entertaining, with large guest rooms and en-suite baths, and its original layout survives. Its current owners, the Sawyers, have updated the house and gardens as an inn and wedding venue.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Pets welcome
- Address: 53 Park Street, Brandon, VT 05733
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.