List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut

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This article lists the oldest buildings in the state of Connecticut, United States of America. The dates of construction are based on land tax and probate records, architectural studies, genealogy, radio carbon dating, and dendrochronology. Buildings on the list are limited to the First Period of American architecture (before 1725).

BuildingImageLocationBuiltNotes
Henry Whitfield House Henry-whitfield-house-ct.png Guilford 1639Oldest surviving stone American Colonial house in New England, museum since 1899. [1]
Buckingham House BuckinghamHouse-MilfordCT.jpg Milford 1640Core dates to 1640 modifications in 1725 and 1753. NRHP. [2] [3]
Feake-Ferris House Feake Ferris House in Greenwich CT Connecticut USA (cropped).jpg Greenwich 1645Core dates to 1645 modifications in 1689. [4]
Thomas Lee House Thomas Lee House, East Lyme (New London County, Connecticut).jpg East Lyme 1660Began as a one-room house, museum since 1897. [5]
Deacon John Moore House Deacon John Moore House, Windsor CT.jpg Windsor 1664Crossing summer beams. Moore was also a woodworker known for using the foliated vine design, which depicts vines and blossoms carved in shallow relief with flat surfaces. NRHP. [6]
Acadian House Acadian House Northwest View HABS 1936.jpg Guilford 1670 Saltbox named after the Acadians who lived there following 1755 deportation from Canada. NRHP. [7] [8]
Dr. Philip Turner House Turner, Dr. Philip, House (New London County, Connecticut).jpg Norwich 1670The house was occupied by American Revolutionary War surgeon Philip Turner.
Nehemiah Royce House Nehemiah Royce House front spring 2016.png Wallingford 1672 Saltbox, General George Washington slept here in 1775, once a residence for Choate Rosemary Hall. [9]
Leffingwell Inn Thomas Leffingwell Inn, 348 Washington Street, Norwichtown (New London County, Connecticut).jpg Norwich 1675Important meeting place during the American Revolutionary War.
Elisha Bushnell House OldSaybrookCT ElishaBushnellHouse.jpg Old Saybrook 1678The Colonial property includes two contributing buildings, the second being termed the "Slave House".
Joshua Hempsted House Joshua Hempstead House, New London.jpg New London 1678One of the earliest documented houses in Connecticut, now a museum. [10]
Parker House OldSaybrookCT ParkerHouse.jpg Old Saybrook 1679Early gambrel roof. The house remained in the Parker family until the 1960s. NRHP
John Hollister House JohnHollisterHouseGlastonburyCT.png Glastonbury 1680 [11] Has hewn overhang with supporting corbels.
Thomas Wheeler House BridgeportCT BlackRockHD JohnWheelerHouse.jpg Bridgeport 1680 [12] Located in Black Rock, an area with deep colonial maritime history. Core may date to 1644. 22" wide summer beams.
Deacon John Graves House Deacon John Graves HABS.jpg Madison 1681 Saltbox saved from demolition and fully restored in 1983 by a private foundation, now a museum in Madison. [13]
Ephraim Hawley House Ephraim Hawley House Jan 2011.JPG Stratford 1683Core is a 1+1⁄2-story Cape Cod cottage modified into a saltbox, hand-riven oak clapboard in situ in lean-to attic.
Ward-Heitman House Ward-Heitmann House West Haven CT.jpg West Haven 1684Historic House Museum. NRHP.
John Randall House JOHN RANDALL HOUSE, NEW LONDON COUNTY.jpg Stonington 1685Notable for its restoration in the 1930s by early preservationist Norman Isham. NRHP. [14] [15]
Samuel Harris House Samuel-Harris-Home-Front-LowRes.jpg Middletown 1686 [16] May be Middletown's oldest building. NRHP.
Loomis Homestead PostcardWindsorCTLoomisHomestead1910.jpg Windsor 1688 [17] Part of Loomis Chaffee School, main house dates to 1688, with attached ell dating to some point between 1640 and 1688. [18] [19] [20]
Elisha Pitkin House GuilfordCT ElishaPitkinHouse1.jpg Guilford 1690Moved from East Hartford in 1955, interior retains many original 18th-century features. NRHP. [21]
Jonathan Murray House JMurrayHouse-Madison-CT.jpg Madison 1690Distinctive roof. NRHP. [22]
Meigs-Bishop House MeigsBishopHouse MadisonCT.jpg Guilford 1690English tea room in Madison. [23]
Putnam Cottage PutnamCottageKnappsTavernGreenwichCT08312008.jpg Greenwich 1690Also known as Knapp Tavern during the American Revolution. [24]
Bradford-Huntington House Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown (New London County, Connecticut).jpg Norwich 1691 Gambrel home of American Revolutionary War officer Jabez Huntington. Claimed Huntington hosted George Washington here.
John Whittlesey Jr. House JOHN WHITTLESEY JR HOUSE, OLD SAYBROOK.jpg Old Saybrook 1693Private residence. NRHP.
Comfort Starr House Comfort Starr House.jpg Guilford 1695Original oak clapboard in lean-to attic, residence. [25] Dendrochronology in 2014 confirmed a construction date of 1695. [26]
Avery Homestead AveryHomesteadLedyardCT.jpg Ledyard 1696Begun as a single-story, one-room house and later expanded to a two-story, two-room house by 1726.
General David Humphreys House DavidHumphreysHouse.jpeg Ansonia 1698Home of the first U.S. Ambassador, now a museum. Partially rebuilt in 1733. NRHP.
Hoyt-Barnum House Hoyt-BarnumHouse.jpg Stamford 1699Early Cape Cod Cottage, Stamford Historical Society museum. NRHP. [27]
Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum StantonDavis.JPG Stonington 1700A working farm for the last 350 years. NRHP. [28] [29]
Eells-Stow House Eells-Stow House -- Milford, CT.jpg Milford 1700Served as a hospital during Revolutionary War, now a museum. [30]
Shelley House MadisonCT ShelleyHouse.jpg Madison 1700Dated to before 1700 by J. Frederick Kelly. Chamfered summer and girts with lambs-tongue stops [31]
Pratt House Pratt House Exterior.jpg Essex 1701Ell dating to 1701, according to museum site. Main block dates to 1732. NRHP.
Howd-Linsley House NorthBranfordCT HowdLinsleyHouse.jpg North, Branford 1705Chamfered summer beams and beaded joists. NRHP
Abraham Coult House Glastonbury 1706Saved from demolition and moved in 1972. NRHP. [32]
Clark Homestead LebanonCT ClarkHomestead.jpg Lebanon 1708Lebanon's oldest building. NRHP. [33]
John Glover House NewtownCT JohnGloverHouse.jpg Newtown 1708Private residence. NRHP. [34]
Pelatiah Leete House GuilfordCT PelatiahLeeteHouse.jpg Guilford 1710Oldest surviving house belonging to Leete family. NRHP. [35]
Raymond-Bradford Homestead Raymond-Bradford Homestead - New London County CT.jpg Montville 1710Constructed by a woman, Mercy Sands Raymond, in the colonial period. NRHP. [36]
Strong House Strong House.JPG Coventry 1710 Historic house museum. NRHP. [37]
John Tyler House John Tyler House 1 - Branford Connecticut.jpg Branford 1710Private residence, NRHP.
Buttolph-Williams House Buttolph-Williams House.jpg Wethersfield 1711Connecticut Landmark museum. [38]
Solomon Goffe House Solomon Goffe House 2007.jpg Meriden 1711 Historic house museum, oldest building in Meriden. NRHP. [39]
Black Horse Tavern (Old Saybrook, Connecticut) BLACK HORSE TAVERN - OLD SAYBROOK.jpg Old Saybrook 1712Private residence. NRHP. [40] [41]
Hyland House Hylandhouse guilfordct.jpg Guilford 1713 Saltbox with framed overhang and flat plaster ceilings, now a museum. [42] Dendrochronology in 2014 confirmed a 1713 construction date. [43]
Keeler Tavern Keeler tavern ridgefield 2006.jpg Ridgefield 1713Fired upon during the Battle of Ridgefield in 1777. NRHP. [44]
Norton House NORTON HOUSE, BRANFORD, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CT.jpg Branford 1715House was built in Madison and moved to Branford in 1940. NRHP.
Edward Waldo House Edward Waldo House, Scotland, CT.JPG Scotland 1715Occupied by a single family for over 250 years, now owned by the local historical society.
Pequotsepos Manor Pequotseposmanor-mystic-ct-usa.jpg Mystic 1717House Museum with paired summer beams. Last house restored by architect J. Frederick Kelly [45]
Stanley-Whitman House Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street, Farmington (Hartford County, Connecticut).jpg Farmington 1720 Saltbox with framed overhang style with carved pendants, now a museum. [46]
Kimberly Mansion GlastonburyCT KimberlyMansion.jpg Glastonbury 1720Home of political activists involved in causes including abolitionism and women's suffrage. NRHP. [47]
James Hazelton House HaddamCT JamesHazeltonHouse.jpg Haddam 1720Late First Period house. NRHP. [48]
Samuel Huntington Birthplace Samuel Huntington Homestead, Scotland, CT 01.jpg Scotland 1723 Saltbox home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut, now a museum. [49]
Jared Eliot House GuilfordCT JaredEliotHouse.jpg Guilford 1723A well-preserved example of period residential architecture. NRHP. [50]
Captain David Judson House StratfordCT JudsonHouse.jpg Stratford 1723A fine example of early Georgian Architecture chimney and cellar date to 1638. NRHP.
Harrison House Swain-Harrison House HABS 1938.jpg Branford 1724 Saltbox with overhang serves as the Branford Historical Society museum. [51]

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