List of the oldest buildings in New York

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This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of New York, including the oldest houses and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records; other dates are based on dendrochronology. All entries should include citation with reference to: architectural features indicative of the date of construction; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology.

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Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

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BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltNotes
Wyckoff House Wyckoff House.jpg East Flatbush, Brooklyn <1641Oldest surviving structure in Brooklyn, New York City, and New York.
Water Mill Watermill-ny1.jpg Water Mill, New York 1644Oldest water Mill in the United States, oldest water Mill in New York and on Long Island.
Riker–Lent–Smith Homestead Lent Homestead 02.JPG East Elmhurst, Queens 1656Oldest surviving structure in Queens, and oldest remaining private residence in New York.
Peter Crippen House Huntington, Long Island c. 1658Oldest home on Long Island. Presently in a state of disrepair, with activists fighting for it's saving.
Zachariah Hawkins House Zachariah Hawkins Homestead-2.JPG Stony Brook c. 1660
Bowne House John Bowne House (WTM by official-ly cool 078).jpg Flushing, Queens c. 1661Once hosted a well-known Quaker meeting.
Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House Perine-house.JPG Dongan Hills, Staten Island c. 1662Oldest surviving structure in Staten Island
Klinkenberg(h) Bouwerij 20220716 182646 01 final.tif Coxsackie 1663 c.One of oldest surviving Dutch homes north of greater New York City area. On the western shore of Hudson River. Klinkenberg(h) was translated by Pelletrau in Beer's History of Greene County from Old Dutch as "Echo Hill". On August 25, 1670, Jurian Teunisse Tappen sold his one third of the Rensselaerswyck patroonship to Abraham Staats and Johannes Provoost. The deed in the 1670 sale to Staats and Provoost, later known as The Loonenburg patent, mentions a barn, indicating a preceding settlement.

Notable owners: On September 6, 1694 reports the sale of Klinkenberg was sold to Jacob Casperson Hallenbeck; it became “the original seat of the family of Hallenbecks” for several generations. During the Revolutionary War, Klinkenberg was inhabited by the Provoost family, who were “noted tories.” In Klinkenberg was referenced as “George Houghtaling's house ref: Pelletreau’s chapter “Coxsackie” in "Beers History of Greene County", p 4, 1884. Since 1962, property of family of Harold Oaklander and Isabelle Rapin.

Bronck House Bronck-house.jpg Coxsackie 1663
Brewster House Brewster House, Setauket.jpg East Setauket 1665
Cock-Cornelius House Locust Valley, New York 1668
Robert Coles Homestead Glen Cove, Long Island 1668In May of 1668, Joseph Carpenter of Rhode Island negotiated with the Matinecock Indians to purchase several hundred acres of land on which to build a saw mill and grist mill in what was then Musketa Cove. Robert Coles was one of the "Five Proprietors of the Musketa Cove Patent" and was the first to build his homestead at what is now 34 The Place. He and his wife, Mercy Wright of Oyster Bay, had 9 children and lived in the eastern-most wing of the existing property which still stands today. [1]
Cubberly-Britton Cottage Brittoncottage.jpg Richmondtown, Staten Island 1670
Timothy Knapp House Knapp House Rye NY DSCN2033.jpg Rye 1670Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Abraham Manee House Maneeseguine5.jpg Prince's Bay, Staten Island 1670
Jans Martense Schenck house Schenk-Crooke House2.jpg Brooklyn 1675Originally in Flatlands; installed within the Brooklyn Museum 1964
Hewlett-Munson-Williams House Hewlett-Munson-Williams House, Flower Hill, Long Island, New York May 23, 2022 A.jpg Flower Hill 1675Presently in the Elderfields Preserve.
Old Senate House Kingston-senate-house.jpg City of Kingston 1676New York State Constitution written and signed here
Joshua Wells House Joshua-wells.jpg Cutchogue c. 1680Home moved twice since its c. 1680 construction and 1815 remodeling.
Conference House Conference-house-staten-island.jpg Tottenville, Staten Island 1680Listed as a National Historic Landmark
Mulford Farmhouse PantigoWindmill at HomeSweetHome 20180916 072921.jpg East Hampton 1680Presently ran as a museum.
Van Nostrand-Starkins House Van Nostrand-Starkins House from Main Street and East Broadway.JPG Roslyn 1680 [2] Main Street Historic District (Roslyn, New York)
Chichester's Inn Chichester's Inn.jpg West Hills 1680 [3] Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Also known as the 'Peace and Plenty Inn'.
Bevier House Museum Louis Bevier House, State Route 213 Vicinity, Marbletown (Ulster County, New York).jpg Marbletown 1680 [4] Currently houses the Ulster County Historical Society
Philipse Manor Hall Philipse Manor Hall.jpg Yonkers 1682Oldest surviving structure in Westchester County.
Old Halsey House OldHalseyHouseSouthhampton.jpg Village of Southampton 16881688 According to dendrochronology survey by Oxford, 1683 build date according to the local historical society in Southampton http://www.southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org/
Bedell Family Farm House Bedell Family Farm House; Broader Shot.jpg Bellmore 1689Farmhouse built by early settler Robert Bedell for his son John and his wife Sarah Southard. Originally located on Merrick Boulevard.
Alice Austen House Alice Austen House.jpg Rosebank, Staten Island 1690Built by a Dutch merchant then remodeled in the Gothic Revival Style in 1844
Cornell-Van Nostrand House Manhasset Hills 1690Also known as the Schumacher House
Nathaniel Longbotham House Nathaniel Longbotham House, original structure.jpg Stony Brook <1690The original date of the homes construction is unknown, but believed to be before 1690.
Jeremiah Conklin House Jerimiah Conklin home 20240804 130226.jpg Amagansett 1690 [ citation needed ]Built by Jeremiah Conkling and his wife Mary, daughter of Lion Gardiner, first English settler of New York colony [ citation needed ]
Joseph Whitman House West Hills, Long Island 1692
Haviland-Davison Grist Mill Haviland-Davison Grist Mill-4.JPG East Rockaway 1693Presently runs as the East Rockaway Grist Mill Museum.
Philipsburg Manor House Philipsburg Manor 2.JPG Sleepy Hollow 1693Part of the early estate Philipsburg Manor
Terry-Ketcham Inn Terry-Ketcham Inn; Northeast shot.JPG Center Moriches c. 1693Expanded in 1710 and later 1790.
Old Quaker Meeting House Old-quaker-house-flushing.jpg Flushing, Queens 1694Oldest religious building in New York City still standing [5]
Thomas Strong House Thomas-strong-house.jpg Wainscott 1695Continually lived in by the same family for eight generations since construction.
Joachim Staats House [6] Staats Island, Rensselaer County 1696 [7] Called Hoogebergh, meaning "high hill", the house has remained the family homestead since it was erected by Joachim Staats in 1696. [7] William Staats, a 9th generation Hoogebergh inhabitant, details the history of the house and chronicles the family anecdotes of the 20th century in his book, Three Centuries on the Hudson River. [8]
Sagtikos Manor Sagtikos Manor from NY 27A.JPG West Bay Shore c. 1697Believed to have been resided in by George Washington.
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow Old Dutch Church taken by James Russiello.JPG Sleepy Hollow 1697Possibly the oldest surviving church in the state. May date to 1685.
Old House The-old-house-cutchogue.jpg Cutchogue 1699 [9] Dated by dendrochronology [9]
De Wint House DeWintHouse house 2007 02.jpg Tappan 1700Washington Revolutionary headquarters; one of the oldest surviving buildings in Rockland County
Ezra Carll Homestead Carll Homestead, Melville Boulevard, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY HABS NY,52-HUNTS,1-2.tif South Huntington, Long Island 1700
Jarvis-Fleet House Jarvis Fleet House, Cove Road, Huntington N.Y. 7 2010 095.jpg Huntington, Long Island 1700
Lispenard–Rodman–Davenport House Lispenard-Rodman-Davenport House, 180 Davenport Ave. New Rochelle, (Main building).JPG New Rochelle 1700
Tobias van Steenburgh House Tobias van Steenburgh House, Kingston, NY.jpg Kingston 1700 c.One of the few buildings in Kingston not burned in 1777 by British troops (though most of the burned stone houses were repaired and remain).
Ezra Carll Homestead Ezra Carll Homestead; South Huntington-4; 2017-11-16.jpg South Huntington c. 1700
Treasure House Treasurehouse.jpg Richmondtown, Staten Island 1700
John Wood House Huntington Station, Long Island 1704Built by a Dutch merchant then remodeled in the Gothic Revival Style in 1844
Mabee House Mabee House Jan 09.jpg Rotterdam 1705The oldest house in the Mohawk Valley
Jan Van Loon House JanVanLoonHouse.JPG Village of Athens 1706One of the oldest houses in Greene County [10]
Crailo Crailo2010.jpg Rensselaer 1707Residence of Hendrick van Rensselaer
Obadiah Smith House Obadiah Smith House, San Remo, NY; IN COLOR!.jpg Kings Park 1708House museum ran by the Smithtown Historical Society
Thompson House Setauket Thompson House.jpg Setauket 1709One of Long Island's oldest Saltbox homes
Madam Brett Homestead Madam brett homestead beacon 2006.jpg Beacon 1709Oldest building in Dutchess County, first house on Rombout Patent, on National Register
Gomez Mill House Gomez Mill House.jpg Town of Newburgh 1712Oldest known extant residence of a Jewish American
Lewis Pintard House First Presbyterian Church and Lewis Pintard House, Pintard Ave., New Rochelle..JPG New Rochelle 1710Home of Revolutionary War patriot Lewis Pintard
East Farm East Farm farmhouse, Head of the Harbor.jpg Head of The Harbor 1710First buildings on the property constructed in 1689, with the main home in 1710.
Roslyn Grist Mill Roslyn Grist Mill from Viaduct 2016.JPG Roslyn c. 1715-1741One of the few Dutch colonial commercial frame buildings left in the US.
Terry-Mulford House Peaken's Tavern, aka Terry-Mulford House.JPG Orient, Long Island 1716Later wings built in 1800 and early 1900s.
Brinckerhoff House KW-Main-photo-DMC 6284 1-a455acef-2.jpg Fishkill 1717Originally two-room stone cottage used as a trading post and later rebuilt as a mansion & now converted to an Inn.
Fraunces Tavern Day113iwalltourdk.jpg Lower Manhattan 1719 Etienne "Stephen" DeLancey built the current building as his house; tavern since 1762
Pieter Winne House Selkirk, Albany County1720Purportedly the oldest house in the Town of Bethlehem [ citation needed ]
Ariaanje Coeymans House Coeymanshouse.jpg Coeymans 1720There is another Coeymans house a mile south of this one, on the Hannacroix Creek. Date unknown.
Hendrick I. Lott House Hendrick I Lott 1940 E36 jeh.JPG Marine Park, Brooklyn 1720
Mudge Farmhouse Mudge Farmhouse 2016.JPG Roslyn Harbor 1720Original Dutch home that was moved in 1920.
Jan Van Hoesen House VanHoesenHouse 1.jpg Claverack c. 1720
Earle-Wightman House OysterBay NewYork Wightman House.JPG Oyster Bay, Nassau Countyc. 1720
Town Doctors' House and Site Southold Town Doctor's House.JPG Southold c. 1720On-site is the Bilberry Swamp, in which the earliest Euro-American occupation occurred.
John Oakley House West Hills, Long Island c. 1720The original structure was built about 1720 and expanded in the 1780s.
Josiah Woodhull House Josiah Woodhull House October 2018.jpg East Shoreham / Wading River c. 1720Built by the founder of Brookhaven, and the oldest home in its area.
Bull Stone House Bull Stone House.jpg Hamptonburgh 1720sProperty also contains the oldest intact Dutch barn in the state
Thomas Dodge Homestead Thomas Dodge Homestead at night.JPG Port Washington, Long Island 1721The original farmhouse was built in 1721 with additions completed in 1750 and 1903
Kreuzer-Pelton House Kreuzer-pelton.jpg West New Brighton, Staten Island 1722
Albertus Van Loon House AVanLoonHouse.JPG Village of Athens 1724Possibly the second-oldest house in Greene County
Heermance Farmhouse Red Hook (town), New York 1725Oldest house in the Town of Red Hook. Retains much original detail in the interior. Original woodwork including panelling, tiger maple bannister and granary door.
Amelia Cottage Amy-cottage.jpg Amangasset 1725Built for Catherine Schellinger and was moved in 1794.
Matinecock Friends Meeting House MatinecockMeetingHouse.jpg Oyster Bay, New York 1725former Quaker Meeting House,
William Sidney Mount House William-sydney-mount-house.jpg Stony Brook 1725Largely expanded in 1810 and presently owned by the Long Island Museum
Abraham Yates House Schenectady c. 1725Possibly the oldest house in Schenectady
French Castle at Fort Niagara French castle at Fort Niagara 2.JPG Porter 1726Oldest building on the Great Lakes, oldest building in Western New York.
48 Hudson Avenue 48 Hudson Ave Albany.jpg Albany 1728Oldest stand-alone structure in Albany
Caroline Church Caroline Church of Brookhaven.jpg Setauket 1729Parish house built 1905, Cemetery beginning in 1734, and barn built 1893 all exist along with the Caroline Church.
Benner House Benner House, Rhinebeck, NY.jpg Village of Rhinebeck 1730Oldest house in the village; a rare example of German vernacular architecture, and the sole remaining house in Dutchess County with a one-room floorplan built to German traditions rather than Dutch. Here was held the first Methodist church services in the town conducted by the Rev. Freeborn Garrettson from 1791–1793.
Peter Houseman House PETER HOUSEMAN HOUSE, WESTERLEIGH, RICHMOND COUNTY, NY.jpg Westerleigh, Staten Island. 1730One section of the house built in 1730, the other c. 1760.
King Mansion Rufus-king-house.jpg Jamaica, Queens 1730The rear section of the house dates to 1730, the left section to 1755, the main structure (right section) to 1806.
Sherwood-Jayne House Sherwood-Jayne House; East Setauket-3.JPG East Setauket 1730House was altered multiple times from its first construction up until 1940.
Silas Sammis House Silas Sammis House, West Neck Avenue and Sammis Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY HABS NY,52-HUNTO.V,1-2.tif Huntington c. 1730Out of the two wings on the house, the east is the original.
Suydam House Suydam Homestead; Centerport, NY; IN COLOR!.jpg Centerport, Long Island c. 1730
Scott-Edwards House SCOTT-EDWARDS HOUSE, WEST NEW BRIGHTEN, RICHMOND COUNTY, NY.jpg West New Brighton, Staten Island c. 1730Extensively remodeled in the 1840s to be Greek Revival style.
Brookville Reformed Church Brookville Reformed Church.jpg Brookville, Nassau County 1732One of the oldest running church congregations in the US, and the oldest church on Long Island
John Rogers House John Rogers House; Half Hollow Hills, New York.jpg Dix Hills, Long Island 1732
Queen Anne Parsonage [ citation needed ] Fort Hunter 1734
Cornelius Van Wyck House Cornelius Van Wyck House.JPG Douglaston, Queens 1735
Sands-Willets Homestead Sands-Willets House, Flower Hill, NY May 6, 2023 A.jpg Flower Hillc. 1735Presently ran by the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society
Nicoll-Sill House – Bethlehem House [ citation needed ] Selkirk, Albany Countyc. 1735Home of Rensselaer Nicoll and Elizabeth Salisbury Nicoll
St. James Church Old St James CoE Elmhurst jeh.jpg Elmhurst, Queens 1736
Sylvester Manor Miss Cornelia Horsford, Sylvester Manor, residence in Shelter Island Heights, New York. LOC gsc.5a01810.jpg Shelter Island c. 1737Property has existed since around 1652. But the Manor home was constructed in 1737.
Raynam Hall Oyster Bay Raynham Hall 2008.jpg Oyster Bay, Long Island 1738Built for Townsend family, whom were part of the George Washington's Culper Ring of spies.
Jacob Smith House Jacob Smith House; West Hills, NY.jpg West Hills, Long Island c. 1740The home consists of a three-bay, 1+12-story saltbox built about 1740 and a five-bay, 1+12-story dwelling with a shed roof wing added about 1830.
Lake-Tysen House Guyon-Lake-Tyson.jpg Oakwood, Staten Island 1740
James Havens Homestead James-havens-house.jpg Shelter Island 1743Shelter Island Historical Society runs it as a museum
Joost Van Nuyse House Van Nuyse House Brooklyn 1.JPG Flatlands, Brooklyn. 1744Expanded in 1793.
Kasparus Westervelt House [11] Town of Poughkeepsie 1745
Beachbend Nissequogue 1747Large alterations completed in 1924.
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House J A Baxter 1640 E48 jeh.JPG Flatlands, Brooklyn 1747
Jagger House Westhampton c. 1748
Van Cortlandt House Van-cortland-house-bronx.JPG Van Cortlandt Park 1748Oldest building in the Bronx
Creedmoor (Cornell) Farmhouse QFM farmhouse jeh.jpg Glen Oaks, Queens 1750
David Conklin House David Conklin House and Barn.JPG Huntington, Long Island c. 1750
Joseph Buffett House Joseph Buffett House.JPG Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island c. 1750One of the oldest intact residences in Cold Spring Harbor
Ireland-Gardiner Farm Greenlawn, Long Island c. 1750
Foster-Meeker House Foster Meeker House Westhampton Beach, NY.JPG Westhampton Beach c. 1750While almost demolished in 2008, it has recently been saved and preserved.
Isaac Losee House Isaac Losee House.JPG Huntington, Long Island c. 1750One of the oldest private residences on Long Island
Samuel Landon House Samuel-landon.jpg Southold c. 1750In 1760, an estimated 5 slaves resided here.
Wilson House OysterBay NewYork Wilson House.JPG Oyster Bay, Long Island c. 1750 Saltbox home built for Harry Wilson.
Davis Town Meeting House Davis Meeting House 2.png Coram c. 1750In the 1800s, the building was used as a town hall for Brookhaven.
Carll House 380 Deer Park Avenue-2.jpg Dix Hills c. 1750
Henry Smith Farmstead Henry Smith (now John Gardiner) Farmstead.jpg Huntington Station, Long Island 1750Built about 1750 and remodelled in the 1860s
Benjamin King Woodhull House Benjamin King Woodhull House, Wading River, NY.jpg Wading River 1750Greek revival residence and later extended.
Steenburgh Tavern Rhinebeck 1750German vernacular stone house built into a hillside with an unusual sweeping Dutch roof
Stony Brook Grist Mill Stony Brook Grist Mill 2.png Stony Brook 1751Mill dates back to 1699, though the present day structure was constructed in 1751.
William Arthur House William Arthur House (1752); Smithtown, NY.jpg Smithtown 1752NY-25A and Redwood Lane 40°51′18.6″N73°11′57.3″W / 40.855167°N 73.199250°W / 40.855167; -73.199250
Stone Jug Stone Jug, Clermont, NY.jpg Clermont 1752Contributing property to the Hudson River Historic District
The Old 76 House Old76House 2007 02.jpg Tappan 1754Oldest surviving building in Rockland County; third oldest public house in America; Maj. John Andre held before trial and hanging in Tappan
Christopher House Chishouse.jpg Richmondtown, Staten Island 1756
Valentine–Varian House Valentine-varian-house.JPG Norwood, Bronx 1758Second oldest house in the Bronx
Palatine German Wohleben House Frankfort, New York 1760
Bryant Skidmore House Northport 1761Located near Great Cow Harbor and Red Hook.
Strawberry Hill Strawberryhillrhinebeck.jpg Rhinebeck 1762The National Register of Historic Places called this the most monumental stone farmhouse in Northern Dutchess County. Built by Henry Beekman in 1762.
St. Paul's Chapel Historic American Buildings Survey, Arnold Moses, Photographer February 8, 1937, VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST. - St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Streets, New York, New York HABS NY,31-NEYO,2-3.tif Lower Manhattan 1764Third oldest surviving church in New York City, after the Flushing Friends Meeting House (1694) and St. Andrew's Church, Staten Island (1709).
Morris–Jumel Mansion Morris-jumel.jpg Upper Manhattan 1765
B. Ketchum House B-Ketchum House, Fort Salonga; October 2018.jpg Huntington 1765Shingle home still a private residence. Interestingly, no alterations have been made since.
St. Johns Episcopal Church St. John's Episcopal Church and Cemetery 20211020 180946511.jpg Oakdale 1765Enlarged in 1843, and restored in 1962.
Hallock Homestead Hallock-Homestead.jpg Northville 1765Museum part of the Hallock State Park Preserve
Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead Wyckoff-bennett-homestead.jpg Flatlands, Brooklyn 1766
St. Paul's Chapel St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan, New York (7237179780).jpg Lower Manhattan 1766Oldest surviving church building in Manhattan
Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn Beekman Arms Oldest Inn Rhinebeck 2007 02.jpg Village of Rhinebeck 1766 [12] Oldest surviving inn in America and oldest structure in the village.
Joseph Lloyd House Joseph Lloyd Manor Today.jpg Lloyd Harbor 1766-1767Presently ran by Preservation Long Island.
Rock Hall RockHallMuseumLawrenceNY.jpg Lawrence 1767
Indian Castle Church IndianCastleChurch zoomed December2007.jpg Danube 1769Only colonial Indian missionary church surviving in the state, and the only Iroquois building surviving from its time [13]
Old Burr Farm Comac 1769Earliest Surviving House (C. 1769)

Associated With The Burr Family, One of Comac's Leading Families From the 18th Thru 20th Centuries.

Voorlezer's House Vorleezer-house.jpg Richmondtown, Staten Island 1769 c.Long held to be the oldest schoolhouse in America, although the original schoolhouse built on the property does not survive. Traditionally dated to 1695/6.
Boehm-Frost House Boehmhouseback.JPG Richmondtown, Staten Island 1770
Tysen-Neville House Neville House 806 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY.jpg New Brighton, Staten Island 1700Built in red, quarried sandstone in 1770.
Michael Remp House Michael Remp House Down Godfrey Lane, Greenlawn, NY.jpg Greenlawn, Long Island c. 1770Also referred to as "Dumpling Hill / Dumplin Hill"
Samuel Hopkins House Samuel Hopkins House.jpg Miller Place c. 1770
Fulton County Courthouse Fulton County Courthouse Aug 05.jpg Johnstown 1772Oldest courthouse in the United States that remains in use
Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House Uppermanorhouse-300.jpg Cortlandt Manor 1773Potentially built before 1773. Significantly remodeled 1830.
Kingsland Homestead Kingsland Homestead west porch jeh.jpg Flushing, Queens 1774
William Floyd House WilliamFloydEstate.jpg Mastic Beach 1774Only surviving home in New York to be once owned by a signer of the Declaration of Independence
Lefferts Homestead Lefferts-homestead-prospect-park.JPG Prospect Park, Brooklyn 1777Moved to Prospect Park from its original location at 563 Flatbush Avenue
Baylis Homestead 116 Carnation.jpg Floral Park, Nassau County 1779Oldest House in Floral Park
Fort Golgotha Fort Golgotha and Old Burial Hill; NRHP Plaque.jpg Huntington, Nassau County 1782Revolutionary-era fort and cemetery, one of the few remaining in the area.
Dyckman House Dyckman House 2007.jpg Inwood, Manhattan 1784Only remaining original farmhouse in Manhattan
Old First Church Old First Church, Huntington NY.jpg Huntington, Nassau County 1784Church grounds existed since 1665. Present church replaced a 1782 church that was destroyed.
Edward Mooney House Edward-mooney-house-18-bowery.jpg Lower Manhattan 1785Oldest surviving row house in Manhattan
Ellis Squires Jr. House Ellis Squires Junior House-1.jpg Hampton Bays 1785Oldest surviving row house in Hampton Bays
James Benjamin Homestead James Benjamin Homestead; Flanders, New York-3.jpg Flanders 1785One of the oldest homes in Flanders.
Jericho Friends Meeting House Jericho Friends Meetinghouse-5.jpg Jericho 1788Quaker meeting house
Commack Methodist Church and Cemetery Comac Church.jpg Commack 1789Oldest Methodist church with continuous use in New York State
Smith Estate (Ridge, New York) Longwood Smith Estate.JPG Ridge 1790Built atop the former Manor St. George property
George Underhill House Locust Valley 1790Also known as "Wayside"
Homan-Gerard House and Mills Homan-Gerard House & Mills - John Homan House.JPG Yaphank c. 1790
Stone-Tolan House StoneTolanHouseBrightonNewYork.JPG Brighton c. 1792A Federal-style structure said to be the oldest surviving building in Monroe County
Friends' Schoolhouse Jericho 1793Part of Friends Meetinghouse Complex
Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill PHOTOCOPY OF EXTERIOR, LOOKING NORTHWEST. COURTESY OF HISTORIC HUNTINGTON, 1903. - Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suffolk County, NY HAER NY,52-LOHA,2-18.tif Lloyd Harbor 1793Boat tours occasionally given on the grounds.
James Watson House James Watson House.jpg Manhattan 1793Extended in 1806.
House at 251 Rocklyn Avenue House at 251 Rocklyn Avenue, Lynbrook-3.JPG Lynbrook c. 1793West section of the home is original.
Gardiners Island Windmill Gardiner-island.jpg Gardiners Island May 23, 1795Restored after collapsing partially in 1815
Bridge Cafe Bridge Cafe (WTM by official-ly cool 060).jpg Lower Manhattan 1795Oldest wooden building in Manhattan
Denton Homestead Denton Homestead, East Rockaway-1.JPG East Rockaway 1795Originally built as a tavern and converted into residential farmhouse
Denton House Denton House LI td (2021-12-19) 01.jpg New Hyde Park 1795Presently a McDonald's.
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery St Mark's Church - New York City.jpg East Village 1795Construction completed in 1799.
Montauk Point Light Montauk Light House - panoramio (1).jpg Montauk 1796Significantly modified since initial construction. Now musuem. Farthest east point on the south fork of Long Island.
Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church RPDC Flatbush w-Graveyard jeh.JPG Flatbush 1796
Blackwell House Blackwell House RI jeh.jpg Roosevelt Island 1796 40°45′37″N73°57′4″W / 40.76028°N 73.95111°W / 40.76028; -73.95111
First Reformed Church in Albany First Reformed Church, Albany.jpg Albany 1797-1799Congregation started in 1642.
Edgar Allen Poe Cottage Bronx 1797Sources differ on if it was constructed in 1797 or 1812.
David Tuthill Farmstead David-tuthill.jpg Cutchogue 1798Farm complex still a private residence
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden (51923598385).jpg Upper East Side, Manhattan 1799Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Jesse Tuthill House Jesse-and-ira-tuthill.jpg Mattituck 1799Overall building constructed in two parts, the first in 1799 and the second in 1841.
Gracie Mansion Gracie Mansion snow jeh.jpg Upper East Side, Manhattan 1799Mayor's Residence
Van Nuyse-Magaw House Van Nuyse-Magaw House, 1041 East Twenty-second Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY HABS NY,24-BROK,36- (sheet 4 of 15).tif Midwood 18001041 East 22nd Street 40°37′36.5″N73°57′15.5″W / 40.626806°N 73.954306°W / 40.626806; -73.954306
Hamilton Grange Hamilton Grange at St Nicholas Park.jpg Hamilton Heights 1802Home of Alexander Hamilton. Relocated twice (1889 and 2008). [14] [15]
Wadsworth Homestead Geneseo 1804Built in 1804 by James Wadsworth who came to Geneseo in 1790. Originally a two-story foursquare home. Enlarged in 1815 [16]
Swart-Wilcox House Swart-Wilcox House R0023878.jpg Oneonta 1807Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1807. Now operated as the Swart-Wilcox House Museum..
Gideon Tucker House Day Trip to New York City (2788465284).jpg Tribeca, Manhattan 18092 White Street. Small Federal style row house
Willets Point Farmhouse Bayside, now Fort Totten, Queens1829Built by Charles and Martha Willet and eventually moved to Fort Totten. The fort itself was built in 1857, and an Officer's Club was built in 1870 which is now home to the Bayside Historical Society.
Cantonment Farm1812This private residence is the last standing officers' barracks built in 1812.
Putnam County Court House PC Courthouse 800.jpg Carmel 1814Second oldest courthouse in the United States that remains in use
Clarkson Community Church Clarkson 1825This Protestant church, perhaps the oldest in western Monroe County, was established in 1816 and has operated continuously since that date. The original 1825 Colonial structure, with a 100' steeple, has had two subsequent additions (in 1967 and in 1985).
Dash home[ citation needed ] Eden 1816Has been consistently lived in since 1816. The property backs up to 18 mile creek & has a tributary with 5 waterfalls. There are 200 year old black walnut, apple & mulberry trees also on the property.
Hull Family Home and Farmstead Lancaster c. 1820Lived in until 1990’S, but is now a preserved home and is able to be visited. The Hulls moved into the property c1800 but built the house in 1820. The house is the oldest stone house in Erie county.
LaTourette House LaTourette House, Staten Island, NY.jpg Staten Island 18361836 brick Federal-style building now used as clubhouse for city-owned golf course. [17]
Anshe Slonim Synagogue Angel Orensanz Center (2008).jpg Lower Manhattan 1849 Oldest surviving synagogue building in New York City
203 East 29th Street 203 E 29th St.jpg Kips Bay, Manhattan 1790/1870Private owned house dated back from 1790 or 1870 based on different sources. Listed in National Register of Historic Places


Notes

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  2. "Bryant Library Local History". The Bryant Library.
  3. "Peace and Plenty Inn". Patch Huntington NY. August 20, 2010.
  4. "BEVIER HOUSE MUSEUM". Ulster County Historical Society. May 26, 2015.
  5. Landmarks Preservation Commission. “Friends Meeting House.” August 18, 1970. Vertical files, Queens Borough Public Library. Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "National Register of Historical Places – NEW YORK (NY), Rensselaer County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
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