Salisbury Fish Hatchery

Salisbury Fish Hatchery

The 1993 addition to the facilities
Location VT 53, SE of jct. with Smead Rd., Salisbury, Vermont
Coordinates 43°55′29″N 73°5′47″W / 43.92472°N 73.09639°W / 43.92472; -73.09639Coordinates: 43°55′29″N 73°5′47″W / 43.92472°N 73.09639°W / 43.92472; -73.09639
Area 68.1 acres (27.6 ha)
Built 1931 (1931)
Architect Walker and Walker
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Fish Culture Resources of Vermont MPS
NRHP Reference # 94000176[1]
Added to NRHP March 24, 1994

The Salisbury Fish Hatchery is a state-operated fish hatchery on Vermont Route 53 in Salisbury, Vermont. Established in 1931, it produces broodstock trout for distribution to the other hatcheries in the state. Its facilities were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The facility may be toured by arrangement, but there is no visitors center.[1]

Description and history

The Salisbury Fish Hatchery is located on both sides of Vermont Route 53, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of its junction with United States Route 7. The facility takes up more than 68 acres (28 ha), although the improved area is relatively modest. Most of the production complex is located on the south side of the highway, with a long and narrow wood-frame structure covering a concrete raceway in which some rearing takes place. The main complex includes a residence and the main hatchery building, which houses a series of troughs in which breeding occurs. The entire complex is fed by a series of freshwater springs and an aquifer, a critical element in the decision to locate the hatchery here. The breeding operating is highly dependent on a continuous supply of fresh water.[2]

The hatchery was established in 1931, and was the first not located near a railroad, previously the method by which the state's other hatcheries delivered their stock to its destinations. Designed by Walker and Walker of Montpelier, the hatchery buildings are more architecturally distinctive than earlier hatcheries, with a number of Craftsman touches. It was established due to a documented decline in the number of fish in the state's waterways, primarily the result of sport fishing. In the 1950s, the facility was expanded by the addition of a feed storage building, and in the 1960s concrete raceways were added. The breeding and rearing facility north of the road houses an unusual light-managed environment to facilitate continuous propagation of fish.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Ann Cousins (1993). "NRHP nomination for Salisbury Fish Hatchery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-26. with photos from 1993
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