John Johnson Collection

The John Johnson Collection consists of 168 maps, surveys, and architectural drawings. The items included here represent every town in Chittenden County, as well as much of the rest of northwestern Vermont. The original items are in the Oversize Maps and Surveys series in the John Johson Papers, which also contain seven cartons of records divided into the following broad categories: correspondence; business papers; architectural plans and drawings; maps and surveys; bound manuscripts; and miscellaneous papers. More information about the John Johnson Papers is available here - http://scfindingaids.uvm.edu/repositories/2/resources/1249 John Johnson -- surveyor, millwright, master builder, civil engineer -- was born in Canterbury, New Hampshire on December 2, 1771. He moved to north-western Vermont in 1790 and eventually settled in Essex, where he helped build a dam and several mills at Hubbells Falls on the Winooski River. Johnson's practical versatility soon made him the most prominent surveyor and engineer in northern Vermont and Lower Canada, and the growing demand for his services led him to move to Burlington in 1809. He was named Surveyor General of Vermont in 1813, and four years later received the appointment of superintendent of the survey of the United States-Canada border from the Bay of Fundy to the head of the Connecticut River. Although the survey was suspended after two years, Johnson's work along the Maine-New Brunswick line in 1818-19 served as a partial basis for the final settlement of the border under the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842. Johnson maintained his several careers in the 1820's and 1830's. He designed or constructed many of the finest residences and public buildings in Chittenden County, served as a consultant on engineering projects as far away as North Carolina and Illinois, and continued to run surveys throughout northern Vermont. He also served again as Surveyor General of the state in the 1830's, and worked throughout that decade as an inspector for the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Johnson died of sudden attack of erysipelas fever on April 30, 1842 at the age of seventy.

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128 Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 87 Burlington (Vt.). 36 Architectural drawing. 36 Burlington (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 26 Buildings. 26 Real property -- Vermont -- Burlington -- Maps. 26 University of Vermont. 26 Winooski River (Vt.). 24 University Place. 20 Champlain, Lake. 9 Bridges. 9 Essex (Vt.). 9 Williston (Vt.). 7 Shelburne (Vt.). 6 Essex (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 6 Highgate (Vt.). 6 Winooski (Vt.). 5 Charlotte (Vt.). 5 Highgate (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 5 Jericho (Vt.). 5 Shelburne (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 5 Williston (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 4 Architecture. 4 Charlotte (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 4 Colchester (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 4 Colchester (Vt.). 4 Coventry (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 4 Coventry (Vt.). 4 Jericho (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 4 Real property -- Vermont -- Williston -- Maps. 4 Swanton (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 4 Swanton (Vt.). 3 Bolton (Vt.). 3 Hinesburg (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 3 Hinesburg (Vt.). 3 Waterville (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 3 Waterville (Vt.). 3 Westford (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 3 Westford (Vt.). 3 Winooski (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 2 Averys Gore (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 2 Averys Gore (Vt.). 2 Bolton (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 2 Buels Gore (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 2 Buels Gore (Vt.). 2 Dwellings. 2 Georgia (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 2 Georgia (Vt.). 2 Grand Isle (Vt.). 2 Huntington (Vt.). 2 Real property -- Vermont -- Shelburne -- Maps. 2 Richmond (Vt.). 2 Woodbury (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 2 Woodbury (Vt.). 1 Alburgh (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Alburgh (Vt.). 1 Champlain, Lake -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Covered bridges. 1 Glover (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Glover (Vt.). 1 Grand Isle (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Holland (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Holland (Vt.). 1 Huntington (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Isle La Motte (Vt.). 1 Lake. 1 Milton (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Milton (Vt.). 1 Montgomery (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Montgomery (Vt.). 1 Newport (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Newport (Vt.). 1 Plainfield (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Plainfield (Vt.). 1 Real property -- Vermont -- Bolton -- Maps. 1 Real property -- Vermont -- Charlotte -- Maps. 1 Real property -- Vermont -- Highgate -- Maps. 1 Real property -- Vermont -- Huntington -- Maps. 1 Real property -- Vermont -- Jericho -- Maps. 1 Real property -- Vermont -- Richmond -- Maps. 1 Richmond (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 St. Albans (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Underhill (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Underhill (Vt.). 1 University of Vermont -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Vermont -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Waterford (Vt.). 1 Westmore (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Westmore (Vt.). 1 Willoughby 1 Worcester (Vt.) -- Surveys -- Maps, Manuscript. 1 Worcester (Vt.).

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Miniature of Williston: Plan of the division of the farm of Enoch Tyrrill, April 1842
Williston: Plan of the division of the farm of Enoch Tyrrill, April 1842
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    • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
    • Date Created: 1842-04
    • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
    Miniature of Burlington Falls L. Catlin's estate, June 1834
    Burlington Falls L. Catlin's estate, June 1834
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      • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
      • Date Created: 1834-06
      • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
      Miniature of Lake Champlain: Measure to Juniper Island, undated
      Lake Champlain: Measure to Juniper Island, undated
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        • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
        • Date Created: undated
        • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
        Miniature of Burlington North of North Street
        Burlington North of North Street
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          • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
          • Date Created: 1841-10-14
          • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
          Miniature of Burlington: Henry Thomas land East of Courthouse Square, May 9, 1833
          Burlington: Henry Thomas land East of Courthouse Square, May 9, 1833
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            • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
            • Date Created: May 9, 1833
            • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
            Miniature of Burlington: Lands sold of Deming's estate to George Edgecomb, Joseph Cook
            Burlington: Lands sold of Deming's estate to George Edgecomb, Joseph Cook
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              • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
              • Date Created: undated
              • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
              Miniature of Plan for Old Mill building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 1820s
              Plan for Old Mill building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 1820s
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                • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
                • Date Created: 1820s
                • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
                Miniature of Plan for Old Mill building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 1820s
                Plan for Old Mill building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 1820s
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                  • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
                  • Date Created: 1820s
                  • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
                  Miniature of John Munson, lease to Ezra Taylor and Asahel Stacy, 2 copies, 1816
                  John Munson, lease to Ezra Taylor and Asahel Stacy, 2 copies, 1816
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                    • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
                    • Date Created: 1816
                    • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection
                    Miniature of Shelburne: Meech Cove, circa 1800
                    Shelburne: Meech Cove, circa 1800
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                      • Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842.
                      • Date Created: circa 1800
                      • Parent Collections: John Johnson Collection