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The Truman Galusha House, also called the Truman Galusha Mansion and "Fairview" in various historical documents and maps, is a Federal-style house in Jericho, Vermont, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the "Galusha House",〔 (Photos )〕 qualifying for designation based on its "architectural excellence" and the association of its early owners with important early governors and other key leaders involved with the creation of the state of Vermont. It was built in 1790, and is named for the son of an early Vermont governor, Jonas Galusha. The house is located at the top of a large sloping lawn at the junction of Vermont Route 15 and Lee River Road at the entrance to Jericho Corners Village in the town of Jericho, Vermont, which is near Burlington. It was completely restored in 1982, and is privately owned. ==Galusha family== Truman Galusha (1786 – 1859) was the son of Vermont's early governor, Jonas Galusha, of Shaftsbury and his second wife, Mary Chittenden, the daughter of Thomas Chittenden. Chittenden, Truman Galusha's grandfather, was a close associate of Ethan Allen, Vermont's Revolutionary Hero, and other Allen family members. With them, he was part of the group who drafted a Vermont Constitution, and declared the Vermont Republic in 1777, the first written Constitution for an independent republic in North America.〔Vt Historical Society Timeline, the Vt Constitution. http://freedomandunity.org/new_frontier/republic.html〕 The Vermont Republic is sometimes called "The Green Mountain Republic" today. Chittenden was chosen as the Republic of Vermont's "President," then later "Governor," and after statehood in 1791, elected the state's first Governor, serving until 1797.〔Find a Grave, Thomas Chittenden, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13032484〕 Jonas Galusha, Truman's father, was elected to nine one-year terms as Governor, beginning in 1809. Truman's boyhood home, usually called "The Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead" in Center Shaftsbury, VT, is also listed on the National Register, and is now the headquarters of the Shaftsbury Historical Society. (See photo of the homestead on the Shaftsbury Historical Society's homepage.)〔(Shaftsbury Historical Society )〕 Truman had six children with two wives: He married (1) Lydia Loomis, and (2) Hannah Chittenden, a granddaughter of Thomas and daughter of his mother's brother, Noah Chittenden. Truman Galusha did not build this house, but was its most famous resident. A drawing of the house appears with other important buildings on a large wall map of the county done in 1857 by H F Walling, captioned, "Residence of Hon. Truman Galusha" (See photo, below, left.)〔http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/getCollection.xql?rows=1&start=1&pid=burlingtonmaps H.F. Walling,1857, Collections of Univ. of Vermont, Burlington. (Drawing is second from top on left.)〕 The 1869 Atlas of Chittenden Co. by F. W. Beers and Co. describes the house's name as "FAIRVIEW", all in capital letters.〔(F. W. Beers Atlas of Chittenden Co ), 1869, Jericho Map Page, see enlarged inset of "Jericho P.O." in upper left corner.〕 The atlas also shows the house occupant as R. L. Galusha, which is Truman's son, Russell Loomis Galusha. The house is included in "Look Around Chittenden County, Vermont", a book featuring the county's historic homes, published by the Chittenden Co. Historical Society in 1976. Truman was "a farmer, banker, and one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of the town", according to the History of Jericho, VT (ed. by Chauncey H. Hayden et al., 1916) He was elected to many offices in town and state. The Galushas were ardent Baptists, and Truman was "always a supporter" and major contributor to the Baptist Church in Jericho. As a neighbor and leader, he is characterized in the town history as a kind, friendly man. One anecdote that reflects his dedication to the residents of Jericho is about a young man named Arthur Burdick, son of a Jericho farmer. When Burdick was just 19 and had spent three years as a carpenter's apprentice, he became interested in going to California to join the Gold Rush. The history says, "Arthur Burdick had a severe case of 'Gold Fever,' then epidemically raging...and thought that he, too, ought to seek his fortune there." His story is told in a long letter Mr. Burdick wrote later which is reproduced in the history. "I gathered the money I had saved. The sum was not great, not much over one hundred dollars. I asked my father to sign a note with me to Deacon Truman Galusha for two hundred dollars. I knew Galusha would let me have the money, for I had gotten into his good graces while building a house for him and his son. Father said 'Yes, I will do it, for it is probably the last thing I can ever do for you.' and we obtained the money. I packed my grip, and with the old white mare, father drove me to Burlington where I bade him goodbye."〔Hayden, pp.418-419〕 The history is silent on whether Arthur Burdick struck gold, but it makes it clear "Deacon Galusha" was more than willing to encourage him. Abby Maria Hemenway, Vermont's famous "gazetteer",〔The Hemenways, The Vermont Gazetter http://www.wolfkiller.net/Links/abbymarie.htm〕 after her visit to Jericho, wrote about Truman Galusha. "He was one of the most prominent citizens and the wealthiest man in town. He occupied the most responsible civil stations in town and county." Truman Galusha was Representative to the Vermont State Conventions in 1827, 1828, and 1830. He represented Jericho in the important Vermont Constitutional Convention of 1836 which ended the unicameral legislature and established the State Senate. He was chosen again as Representative to the State Constitutional Convention in 1843. He also served as "Side Judge" of Chittenden County in 1849 through 1851. The large Galusha family was very illustrious in Vermont's early history, and very active abolitionists in later years. One of Truman's brothers, Elon Galusha, (1790 – 1856) was the first President of the Baptist Anti-Slavery Society, promoted the Liberty Party, and became quite famous preaching his entire life on the evils of slavery.〔Grosvenor, Cyrus Pitt, Richard Fuller, and Elon Galusha. ''Baptist Anti-Slavery Correspondent''. Worcester, Mass: Executive Committee of the American Baptist Anti-Slavery Convention, 1841. Cornell Univ. Library, Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection. (p. 2 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Galusha House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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