# Proctor Maple Research Center > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Proctor_Maple_Research_Center > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Proctor_Maple_Research_Center.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor_Maple_Research_Center > Source revision: 1268492035 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) United States historic place Proctor Maple Research Farm U.S. National Register of Historic Places Show map of Vermont Show map of the United States Location 58 Harvey Rd., Underhill, Vermont Coordinates 44°31′37″N 72°51′57″W / 44.52694°N 72.86583°W / 44.52694; -72.86583 Area 50 acres (20 ha) Built 1947 (1947) Architectural style Sugarhouse NRHP reference No. 99001050[1] Added to NRHP September 13, 1999 The **Proctor Maple Research Center** is an [agricultural research center](/source/Agricultural_experiment_station) of the [University of Vermont](/source/University_of_Vermont) specializing in the study of [maples](/source/Maple), particularly with respect to the production of [sap](/source/Sap), which is notably transformed into [maple syrup](/source/Maple_syrup). It is the only facility of this type in the United States. Its facilities are located on Harvey Road in [Underhill, Vermont](/source/Underhill%2C_Vermont), on a rural property previously known as the **Harvey Farm**, given to the state in 1946 by [Governor of Vermont](/source/Governor_of_Vermont) [Mortimer Proctor](/source/Mortimer_Proctor). The center's early facilities and century-old [sugar bush](/source/Sugar_bush) are listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places).[1] ## Setting The Proctor Maple Research Center is located on 180 acres (73 ha) of land on the western slope of [Mount Mansfield](/source/Mount_Mansfield). The facilities of the center are located on a spur road off Harvey Road, and its actively managed stand of sugar maples is located north of its small cluster of buildings. Its main laboratory building was built in 1988 and expanded in 1994. Nearby stands the center's current [sugar house](/source/Sugar_house), built in 1992–93, as well as its original sugar house, built in 1947. ## History Since at least the second half of the 19th century, this property was used as a sugar bush, or property actively managed for the production of maple sap from sugar maples. It was purchased by the Harvey family in 1873, whose uses of the land included sugarmaking. The property was acquired by Mortimer Proctor, then the Governor of Vermont, and was given by him to the state to further its research into a product that was important to the state's economy. The early field station was little more than a sugar house, mounted on skids until a suitable permanent site was located. A laboratory was added in the mid-1960s, which burned down in the 1980s.[2] ## See also - [National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Chittenden_County%2C_Vermont) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nris_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nris_1-1) ["National Register Information System"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). *[National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places)*. [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). July 9, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NRHP_2-0)** Carol DiNinno; et al. (1999). ["NRHP nomination for Proctor Maple Research Farm"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/99001050_text). [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). Retrieved November 21, 2016. with [photos from 1999](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/99001050_photos) ## External links - [Official website](https://www.uvm.edu/cals/proctor-maple-research-center) v t e University of Vermont Located in: Burlington, Vermont Founded: 1791 Schools Environment and Natural Resources Medicine Facilities Alumni House Billings Memorial Library Converse Hall Dudley H. Davis Center Fleming Museum of Art Grasse Mount Gund Institute for Ecological Economics Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security Ira Allen Chapel Morrill Hall Old Mill Proctor Maple Research Center Redstone University Green Historic District University of Vermont Medical Center RV Marcelle Melosira Athletics Teams Basketball (m) Basketball (w) Football Ice hockey (m) Ice hockey (w) Lacrosse (m) Soccer (m) Venues Centennial Field Gutterson Fieldhouse Patrick Gym Virtue Field Media The Vermont Cynic The Water Tower WRUV University of Vermont Press Category v t e National Register of Historic Places in Chittenden County, Vermont National Historic Landmarks Round Church Shelburne Farms Ticonderoga Districts Martin M. Bates Farmstead Battery Street Historic District Buell Street–Bradley Street Historic District Charlotte Center Historic District Giles Chittenden Farmstead Church Street Historic District City Hall Park Historic District Downtown Essex Junction Commercial Historic District Fort Ethan Allen Historic District Gray Rocks Head of Church Street Historic District Hinesburg Town Forest Honey Hollow Camp Jericho Center Historic District Jericho Village Historic District Dan Johnson Farmstead Lakeside Development LeClair Avenue Historic District Mad River Glen Ski Area Historic District ‡ Main Street–College Street Historic District Mount Philo State Park Murray–Isham Farm North Street Historic District Pearl Street Historic District Pine Street Industrial Historic District Preston–Lafreniere Farm Redstone Historic District Remington–Williamson Farm Sand Bar State Park Shelburne Village Historic District South Union Street Historic District South Willard Street Historic District Sutton Farm Underhill State Park University Green Historic District Wells-Richardson Complex M. 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Whitcomb Farm Williston Village Historic District Winooski Falls Mill District Buildings Commercial/ Industrial Burlington Montgomery Ward Building Burlington Traction Company Ethan Allen Engine Company No. 4 William Fitzgerald Block Moquin's Bakery Moran Municipal Generation Station Old Red Mill and Mill House Porter Screen Company Richmond Underwear Company Building Saltus Grocery Store Tavern on Mutton Hill Winooski Block Government Chittenden County Courthouse † U.S. Post Office and Custom House Educational Carnegie Building of the Fletcher Free Library Champlain School Converse Hall District No. 5 Schoolhouse Jonesville Academy Proctor Maple Research Farm Religious First Baptist Church First Methodist Church Howard Mortuary Chapel Huntington Lower Village Church Methodist Episcopal Church of Winooski Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Richmond Congregational Church Williston Congregational Church Residential Ethan Allen Homestead Apartment Building at 27 and 31 Peru Street and 29 Johnson Street Wilson Alwyn "Snowflake" Bentley House Roswell Butler House Martin Chittenden House Dumas Tenements Duplex at 22-26 Johnson Street Duplex at 73-75 Sherman Street Follett House Galusha House Grasse Mount House at 44 Front Street Martin L. Kelsey House LeFerriere House McNeil Homestead Mintzer House Normand House Old Stone House Charles R. Palmer House Cicero Goddard Peck House John B. Robarge Duplex Roberge-Desautels Apartment House Daniel Webster Robinson House Lucy Ruggles House Stannard House Lee Tracy House Edward Wells House Wells-Jackson Carriage House Complex Winterbotham Estate Sites Burlington Bay Horse Ferry General Butler (shipwreck) O.J. Walker (shipwreck) Phoenix (shipwreck) Winooski Archeological Site Structures Burlington Breakwater Holmes Creek Covered Bridge Quinlan's Covered Bridge Seguin Covered Bridge West Milton Bridge Winooski River Bridge Footnotes † This entry has been removed from the registry. ‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent county. See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Proctor Maple Research Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor_Maple_Research_Center) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctor_Maple_Research_Center?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.