1887 Brattleboro Retreat Tower Memorial

The Stone Trust | Scott Farm, Dummerston, VT (visit)

This 6 foot tall curricular pillar is built with granite and goshen stone to ​celebrate the Brattleboro’s Retreats 130​-year ​commitment to ​innovative mental h​ealth care and to honor the courage of its patients.
The original Retreat Tower is a 67 feet tall Gothic-style stone tower built by the patients from ledge harvested just below the site and from the Retreat Quarry on West Dummerston Road.

original design

finished piece at Scott Farm, Dummerston, VT

Visit the 1887 Brattleboro Retreat Tower Memorial