The North Bennington Railroad Station was constructed in 1880, replacing an earlier wood frame station on the same site. For over half a century, the depot served as the gateway to the village. Beginning in the 1930s, as the Rutland Railroad’s passenger service gradually declined, the structure fell into disrepair. In 1971, Ethel (Babe) Scott McCullough and her husband, William R. Scott, sponsored restoration of the building, and since then it has served as the village seat of government. In 1996, the village obtained an enhancement grant from the Department of Transportation to restore the building again to Mr. and Mrs. Scott’s vision.