CG Nichols Builders is located just off the green in the historic village of Quechee, Vermont. The office is situated next to Simon Pierce glass blowing shop and restaurant and the Quechee Club Golf course. This central location allows easy access to building in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.

CG Nichols Builders was started in 1991. Even before Chris began his business, Chris drew upon the experiences of his father in real estate and development. Before graduating from college, Chris and his sister, Hannah, bought, assessed and implemented improvements, and then sold several pieces of land for profit. He started completing renovation projects that ranged from minor to complete house remodels. From 1991 - 1996 he enhanced our experience in housing remodels and developed a keen knowledge of historic building. Throughout 1993 - 1995 Chris completed several significant restorations of historical homes in Windsor county. Starting in 1997 he completely renovated a late 18th century Cape in Norwich Vermont. During the mid 1990s Chris began construction on new houses as well. It was this period of overlap between renovation of historic houses and building new that led him to find Mike Connor at Connor Homes, who was already practicing the art of building the new old house. Chris became Connor Homes first designated outside contractor and began a long lasting successful relationship that still flourishes today. To date, CG Nichols has built more than 20 Connor designed panelized homes. While a significant portion of his work has been with Connor Homes, he has continued to mix in other custom projects.

Chris grew up in Pomfret, Vermont with an older sister, Hannah and younger brother, Parker on Tom White Hill Farm. At varying times in history, Tom White Hill Farm had been an active sheep farm, potato farm, and had even been the site of a local horse racing track. Growing up in an environment with natural beauty and old new england architecture, Chris acquired an appreciation for good and practical building design. Chris attended the University of Vermont and received a Bachelors of Arts degree and studied geography. While attending UVM, Chris embarked on a semester in the Rocky Mountains with the Outdoor National Leadership School (NOLS). This 3-month period in small intense outdoor groups helped to form his appreciation for group dynamics in order to successfully achieve your goals. After graduation, Chris attended the UVM Historic Preservation Summer Institute. Having graduating from the summer institute, Chris headed back out to the Rocky Mountains and lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. While out west, Chris worked as a carpenter and a ski instructor for the physically challenged. After 3 years in Wyoming, Chris returned to Vermont to sell residential real estate and embark on his new construction business. While his experience selling real estate was a valued period of his professional career, it became apparent that he gravitated to the hands on, tangible, long lasting art of building custom homes.