[1] The E.L. Smith Roundhouse Granite Shed stands on the south side of Burnham Street, across from the Stevens Branch of the Winooski River from downtown Barre.

It is a sixteen-sided building, two stories in height, with a low-pitch conical roof and its walls finished in wooden clapboards.

An original crane is mounted on a central rotating jib, allowing it to service all parts of the building.

A two-story ell extends east from the main shed, with a shed-roof office attached to its eastern end.

Smith was influential in the growth of Barre's granite industry, promoting the development of the railroad connecting the quarries to the cutting sheds in the downtown area.