List of the oldest buildings in the United States

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This article lists the oldest buildings in the United States and its territories. The list includes sites in current states and territories which were not part of the original Thirteen Colonies when the United States of America was founded in 1776.

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Pre-Columbian era

BuildingImageLocationStateFirst builtUseNotes
Ancestral Puebloan dwellings
Dark Canyon Wilderness Area.jpg
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah NM
AZ
CO
UT
750 – Pueblo construction began in AD 750, and ended around 1300 AD with the third era of the Pueblo people.VillagesMajority of settlements abandoned, but some very well preserved. Buildings have been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848 or the Gadsden Purchase of 1854.
Chaco Canyon Pueblo Bonito - Chaco Canyon (IMG 0738).jpg New Mexico

(Between Albuquerque and Farmington)

NM800 – "During the middle and late 800s, the great houses of Pueblo Bonito, Una Vida, and Peñasco Blanco were constructed, followed by Hungo Pavi, Chetro Ketl, Pueblo Alto, and others." [1] Residential, villages, city"The cultural flowering of the Chacoan people began in the mid 800s and lasted more than 300 years." [1]
Taos Pueblo Taos Pueblo.jpg North of the modern city of Taos NM1000 – Built between 1000 and 1450ResidentialSaid to be the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied. Buildings have been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848. [2]
Acoma Pueblo Aerial View of Acoma Sky City.jpg On top of a 367-foot (112 m) sandstone mesa in Cibola County NM1000 – Built between 1000 and 1200ResidentialSaid to be the oldest continuously inhabited site in the United States. Buildings have been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848.
Ocmulgee Earth Lodge America's Oldest Ceremonial Lodge.jpg Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park GA1015ReligiousNative American earth lodge. Restored by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace - Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado, USA - 30 July 2010.jpg
Mesa Verde National Park CO1190ResidentialLargest cliff dwelling in North America. Buildings have been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848.
Malae Heiau Kauai-Wailua-Heiau-Holoholoku-pohakuhanau.JPG Wailua River State Park HIbefore 1200ReligiousLargest heiau remaining on the Island of Kauai and one of the largest surviving temple platforms in the Hawaiian Islands.
Casa Grande Casa Grande NM-27527-2.jpg Coolidge AZc. 1200sReligious Hohokam structures built in the 13th century that includes a large four-story structure that is protected by a New Deal era canopy.
West Oak Forest Earthlodge Site Glenwood Earth Lodge.jpg Glenwood IAc. 1250–1400ReligiousEarthlodge built during the Woodland period of pre-Columbian history. Discovered and restored in 2009.
House of Taga
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Tinian MPbefore 1500ResidentialThe latte stone structure is believed to have been the home of a Chamorro chief. The structure has been on US territory since 1978 when the Northern Mariana Islands became a US commonwealth.

16th century

BuildingImageLocationStateFirst builtUseNotes
La Casa Blanca
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Old San Juan PR1521Government/ResidentialLocated in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark District. Built as a fortified residence for Juan Ponce de León. The house has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
San José Church
Iglesia de San Jose - San Juan, Puerto Riceo - DSC06878.JPG
Old San Juan PR1532ReligiousLocated in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark District. Additions and renovations over the centuries. The church has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
La Fortaleza
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Old San Juan PR1533GovernmentLocated in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark District. Oldest executive mansion in the New World. Extensive reconstructions took place over the centuries. Building has been within the U.S. since 1898 when Puerto Rico was annexed.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan Puerto Rico.jpg
Old San Juan PR1539GovernmentPart of the San Juan National Historic Site. Construction started in 1539, with extensive additions over the centuries. Building has been within the U.S. since 1898 when Puerto Rico was annexed.
Cathedral of San Juan Bautista
Catedral de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico - DSC06868.JPG
Old San Juan PR1540ReligiousLocated in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark District. Oldest church building in the U.S. and its territories, original built in 1521 on modern-day location (extensive additions and renovations). The cathedral has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.

17th century

BuildingImageLocationStateFirst builtUseNotes
San Juan City Hall
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Old San Juan PR1604GovernmentOldest building used as a city hall in Puerto Rico, first built as the Cabildo de Puerto Rico . Built in stages between 1604 and 1789. The façade dates to 1840.
Porta Coeli Porta Coeli in San German (Puerto Rico).jpg San Germán PR1609ReligiousLocated in the San Germán Historic District. The church has been on US territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
Palace of the Governors Santa Fe 2 (15528352405).jpg Santa Fe NM1610GovernmentOldest seat of colonial government (Spanish). Building has been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848. [3]
San Miguel Chapel The Oldest Church, Santa Fe.jpg Santa FeNM1610Religious/CommunityThe oldest church or religious structure in the continental US built by indigenous Mexicans with Spanish Franciscans.
C. A. Nothnagle Log House Nothnagle Log House.JPG Gibbstown NJc.1638–43ResidentialPurportedly the oldest surviving log house in the U.S., once part of New Sweden, and the oldest house in NJ, and hence Gloucester County [4] [5]
Jamestown Church Jamestown 2007 07 03.jpg Jamestown, Virginia VA1639ReligiousChurch tower and foundations are all that remain from the earliest period, 1639–1647. [6]
Thomas Bourne House Thomas Bourne House at 1308 Ocean Street in Marshfield MA Massachusetts built circa 1639.jpg Marshfield MA1639 c.ResidentialLocated at 1308 Ocean Street; [7] house is believed to date from 1639. [8]
Henry Whitfield House Henry-whitfield-house-ct.png Guilford CT1639ResidentialOldest stone American Colonial house; [9] oldest house in Connecticut.
Lower Swedish Cabin LowerSwedishCabin.JPG Upper Darby PA1640 c.ResidentialOne of the earliest extant examples of Swedish log construction in the United States, believed to be the oldest building in Pennsylvania. [10]
Richard Sparrow House Richard Sparrow House in Plymouth Massachusetts.jpg Plymouth MA1640ResidentialOldest house in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Samuel Lucius-Thomas Howland House Old Houses at Foot of North Street, Plymouth, Mass (NYPL b12647398-79386).tiff Plymouth MA1640 c.ResidentialLocated at 36 North Street near Plymouth Rock; House is believed to date from 1640. [11] [12] [8]
Fairbanks House FairbanksHouse2013.jpg Dedham MA1641ResidentialOldest house in America verified using dendrochronology. [13]
Edmond Hawes–Barker Hunt House Edmond Hawes-Barker Hunt House aka Edwin Hunt House 8 Hounds Ditch Lane in Duxbury MA Massachusetts built circa 1641.jpg Duxbury MA1641 c.Residentialaka as the Edwin Hunt House at 8 Hounds Ditch Lane; House is believed to date from 1641. [14] [15] [16]
Shatswell Planter's Cottage Ipswich MA1646 c.ResidentialCurrently located on the property at 53 Jeffrey's Neck Rd where it was moved in the twentieth century from another location: "originally located at 88-90 High Street [where it was] the earliest of the three First Period structures on the site, dating to before 1646"; House is believed to date from 1646. [17]
De Vargas Street House East de Vargas Street, Santa Fe, NM, USA (Oldest House 1646) - panoramio.jpg Santa Fe NM1646ResidentialPreviously claimed to be oldest house in the United States and Santa Fe.
Wing Fort House Wing Fort House exterior.jpg East Sandwich MA1646 [18] ResidentialOldest home in New England continuously owned by the same family; now a museum. [18]
John Ellis House John Ellis House at 76 Main Street in Sandwich MA Massachusetts built circa 1647.jpg Sandwich MA1647 [19] Residentiallocated at 76 Main Street. [20]
El Cuartelejo CuartelejoKS.jpg Scott City KS1650ResidentialNorthernmost Indian pueblo and the only known pueblo located in Kansas and the Midwest.
Farris Windmill Greenfield Mill built on Cape Cod in Massachusetts USA, now at Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan.JPG Dearborn MI1650[ citation needed ]AgricultureOldest windmill built in the United States. [21] Originally built on Cape Cod, it was moved to The Henry Ford museum's Greenfield Village outdoor complex in the 1920s.
Wyckoff House Wyckoff-house.jpg Brooklyn NY1652ResidentialOldest house in New York City. [22]
Brooke Place Manor Brooke Place Manor 2020.jpg Calvert County MD1652ResidentialOldest building in Maryland. [23]
Loomis Homestead PostcardWindsorCTLoomisHomestead1910.jpg Windsor CT1653ResidentialOne of the oldest timber-frame houses in America. The oldest part of the house was built between 1640 and 1653 by Joseph Loomis, who came to Connecticut Colony from England in 1638. Later additions to the Loomis house were made around the turn of the 18th century. It is now a part of the Loomis Chaffee School.
Newman–Fiske–Dodge House Newman-Fiske-Dodge House.jpg Wenham MA1658ResidentialAdded to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
John Partridge House John Partridge House, Millis MA.jpg Millis MA1659 [8] Residential
Broad Bay Manor Broad Bay Manor 2017.jpg Virginia Beach VAc. 1660ResidentialPurportedly the oldest extant European-built house in the southeastern United States. Built by Thomas Allen either c. 1640 [24] or c. 1660 [25] on land granted to him by Governor Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. The small center portion of what is now a much larger structure, it was primarily constructed with Flemish bond brickwork. Corroborative dating efforts have not been performed. It has always been a private residence. It is located in the Broad Bay Colony part of northeastern Virginia Beach. [26]
Edward Harraden House Edward Harraden House.jpg Gloucester MA1660Residential
William Whipple House William Whipple House in Kittery Maine built circa 1660.jpg Kittery ME1660ResidentialOldest portion of home dates to circa 1660 and was birthplace of General William Whipple, Signer of the Declaration of Independence; located at 88 Whipple Road [27] [28] Possibly the oldest house in Maine.
Zachariah Hawkins House Zachariah Hawkins Homestead-2.JPG Brookhaven NY1660Residential
James Blake House James Blake House, Dorchester, Massachusetts - exterior.JPG Boston MA1661ResidentialOldest house in the city of Boston. Verified by Oxford Tree-Ring Dating Lab.
Iglesia San Blas de Illescas
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Coamo PR1661ReligiousConsidered one of the most important works of religious architecture in Puerto Rico. [29] The church has been on US territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
Ambrose Gale House Marblehead MA1663ResidentialAmbrose Gale lived here in 1692. Gale, his daughter, Charity Pitman, testified against Wilmott Redd, who was hanged during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. [30]
Bronck House Bronck-house.jpg Coxsackie NY1663ResidentialOldest house in upstate New York.
Richard Jackson House Jackson House, Portsmouth, NH.jpg Portsmouth NH1664ResidentialOldest house in New Hampshire. [31]
Pickering House Pickering House - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG Salem MA1664ResidentialLocated in the Chestnut Street District.
Thomas Lee House Thomas Lee House, East Lyme (New London County, Connecticut).jpg East Lyme CT1664ResidentialOne of the oldest wood-frame houses in Connecticut still in its primitive state.
Deacon John Moore House Deacon John Moore House, Windsor CT.jpg Windsor CT1664ResidentialMoore was also a woodworker known for using the foliated vine design, which depicts vines and blossoms carved in shallow relief with flat surfaces.
Reverend James Keith Parsonage Reverend James Keith Parsonage, West Bridgewater MA.jpg West Bridgewater MA1664ResidentialPreserved and maintained by the Old Bridgewater Historical Society.
Gedney House Gedney House (exterior) - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG Salem MA1665ResidentialAllegedly the second oldest house in the City of Salem, located in the Chestnut Street District and operated as a non-profit museum by Historic New England. The house is rarely open to the public, though private tours can be arranged.
Bacon's Castle Bacons Castle 2006.jpg Surry VA1665ResidentialLocated at 465 Bacon's Castle Trail, this is perhaps the oldest intact building with satisfactorily credible age authentication still standing in the Commonwealth of Virginia (and perhaps the entire Southeastern region of the US) and one of the oldest brick buildings still standing in the United States. If Broad Bay Manor's age is authenticated, it could predate Bacon's Castle by up to 25 years.
Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House Perine-house.JPG Staten Island NY1665 c.ResidentialBuilt by Pierre Billiou, a French Huguenot pioneer, the house is now a museum.
Ryves Holt House
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Lewes DE1665ResidentialPurportedly the oldest house in Delaware.
Brewster House Brewster House, Setauket.jpg East Setauket NY1665ResidentialOne of the oldest houses on Long Island.
Sip Manor [32] [33] [34] Sip Manor.tiff Jersey City
Westfield
NJ1666ResidentialOriginally part of Bergen, New Netherland, relocated in 1926 from Hudson County [35] [36] and now oldest building in Union County [37]
Jabez Howland House Jabez Howland House in Plymouth MA.jpg Plymouth MA1667ResidentialOnly extant house in Plymouth occupied by Pilgrims. John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley Howland, who both came over on the Mayflower, spent their winters here with their son, Jabez, one of their ten children. Also a National Historic Landmark. [38]
Dillingham House The Dillingham House Main St. Brewster, Ma.jpg Brewster MA1667Residential
Robert Coles Homestead Glen Cove NY1668ResidentialIn May 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 nine children and lived in the eastern-most wing of the existing property which still stands today. [39]
House of the Seven Gables House of the Seven Gables (front angle) - Salem, Massachusetts.jpg Salem MA1668Residential National Historic Landmark, setting of the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
John Bowne House John Bowne House (WTM by official-ly cool 078).jpg Flushing, Queens NY1668ResidentialListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 2006 Dendrochronology survey confirmed date of 1668.
Abraham Manee House Maneeseguine5.jpg Staten Island NY1670ResidentialThe Abraham Manee House, also known as the Manee–Seguine Homestead, is a three-part Colonial Dutch dwelling similar to the Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House in Old Town, and was designated a New York City landmark in 1984.
Zaccheus Gould House TopsfieldMA ZaccheusGouldHouse.jpg Topsfield MA1670Residential
Swett–Ilsley House Swett-Ilsley House - Newbury, Massachusetts.JPG Newbury MA1670Residential
Chaplin–Clarke House Chaplin-Clarke House, December 2016, Rowley MA.jpg Rowley MA1670Residential
Cubberly–Britton Cottage Brittoncottage.jpg Staten Island NY1671Residential
Merchant–Choate House Merchant-Choate House at 103 High Street in Ipswich MA Massachusetts USA.jpg Ipswich MA1671ResidentialAlso, known as Tuttle House (103 High Street). The House is dated from 1670/71. [40] Dendrochronology dating it from the 1670s with some earlier beams and bracing, and possibly an earlier construction date. [41]
Pickman House
PickmanHouse Salem Massachusetts.jpg
Salem MA1672ResidentialLocated on Charter Street behind the Peabody Essex Museum, the oldest continually operated museum in America. The house abuts the Witch Memorial and is also next to the second oldest burying ground in America. The house is private, owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and not open for tours.
White Horse Tavern The White Horse Tavern Newport Rhode Island est. 1673.jpg Newport RI1673TavernOldest tavern in America. [42] Originally constructed in 1652 as a residence for judge Francis Brinley, converted to a tavern in 1673. [43]
Brown House Brown House.JPG Hamilton MA1673Residential
Old Trinity Church, Maryland Maryland Cambridge Old Trinity Church01.jpg Church Creek MD1675ReligiousChurch building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the United States. [44]
Narbonne House Narbonne House - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG Salem MA1675ResidentialThe house is on the waterfront in Salem and is part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The site has 12 historic structures, including the Customs House, and a replica of the sailing ship Friendship of Salem .
Hoxie House Hoxie House, Sandwich, Massachusetts.jpg Sandwich MAc. 1675ResidentialOne of the oldest houses on Cape Cod.
The Witch House The witch house salem 2009.JPG Salem MAc. 1675ResidentialAlso called the Jonathan Corwin House, this was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin [45] and is the only structure still standing in Salem, Massachusetts with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692. [46] Even though Jonathan Corwin's descendants claim the house was built in 1642, most historians now believe the house was built c. 1675. [47] The house, located in the Chestnut Street District, is now a museum operated by the City of Salem and is open seasonally.
St. Mary's, Whitechapel
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Lancaster, Virginia VA1675Religious
Deane Winthrop House Deane Winthrop House Winthrop MA 02.jpg Winthrop MA1675ResidentialThe oldest part of the house was built about 1675 with an addition made in 1696. It is currently owned by the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association and is open to visitors by appointment.
Edward Sewall Garrison ExeterNH EdwardSewallGarrison.jpg Exeter NH1676Residential
Old Senate House Kingston-senate-house.jpg Kingston NY1676GovernmentalNew York State Constitution written and signed here.
Lowland Cottage Ware Neck VA1676Residential.
Edward Searle House Searle.Edward.House.Oaklawn.RI.20110721.jpg Cranston RI1677ResidentialThe house was rebuilt in 1677 on the site of the original 1670 structure, destroyed by Native Americans during King Philip's War.
John Whipple House Ipswich 004.jpg Ipswich MA1677ResidentialIn 2005 a dendrochronology test determined that the earliest surviving part of the house was actually built in 1677. A major addition of roughly equal size was built in 1690, and there are various later additions.
Newport Tower Newport Tower - Newport, RI (51488606239).jpg Newport RI1677 c.CommercialColonial windmill. [48] No roof or floors since the mid-18th century.
Thomas Fenner House Thomas Fenner House Rhode Island.jpg Cranston RI1677Residentialearly stone ender.
Town Point SOUTHWEST FRONT FROM SOUTH - Kingston-Upon-Hill, Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, Kent County, DE.jpg Dover DE1677Residential
General Israel Putnam House Putnam House, Danvers, Massachusetts - front view.JPG Danvers MA1677ResidentialRecorded in the National Register of Historic Places. The house is now operated by the Danvers Historical Society and open by appointment. Once thought to date from 1648, tree-ring dating has since proved otherwise.
Joshua Hempstead House Joshua Hempstead House, New London.jpg New London CT1678ResidentialBuilt about 1678 and altered several times during the 18th century, it is one of the Connecticut's oldest surviving buildings, and provides a virtual catalog of early construction methods due to its state of preservation. [49]
Coffin House Coffinhouse2007.jpg Newbury MAc. 1678ResidentialBuilt by Tristram Coffin, Jr., in 1678, the property remained within the Coffin family until acquired by Historic New England in 1929. It is now a museum.
Smith's Castle Smith's Castle, Wickford, RI.jpg Wickford RI1678ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Rhode Island, now a museum.
Elisha Bushnell House OldSaybrookCT ElishaBushnellHouse.jpg Old Saybrook CT1678ResidentialThe Colonial property includes two contributing buildings, the second being termed the "Slave House". Has not been verified with dendrochronology.
Blackbeard's Castle
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Charlotte Amalie VI1679MilitaryWatchtower used by the Danes to protect the harbor from attacks. Has been on US soil since the 1917 purchase of the islands from Denmark.
Clement Weaver House Clement Weaver House Daniel Howland House in East Greenwich RI.jpg East Greenwich RI1679ResidentialOldest privately owned house in Rhode Island. [50]
John Balch House John Balch House - Beverly, Massachusetts.JPG Beverly MAc. 1679ResidentialJohn Balch received the deed to the land on which the house sits in 1635; the building was constructed by Balch's son and grandson in 1678/1679, [51] and is one of the oldest continuously privately deeded properties in the United States. The original structure in the front dates to 1679, while the back half addition is dated to 1721;. [51]
Parker House OldSaybrookCT ParkerHouse.jpg Old Saybrook CT1679ResidentialHas not been verified with dendrochronology.
Paul Revere House 2017 Paul Revere House from east.jpg Boston MAc. 1680ResidentialOldest building in downtown Boston. [52]
Fort Christian USVI St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie Fort Christian.JPG Charlotte Amalie VI1680MilitaryFort originally built by the Danish, oldest building in the US Virgin Islands. Has been on US soil since the 1917 purchase of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
Peter Tufts House Peter Tufts House, Medford, Massachusetts.JPG Medford MA1680ResidentialSome historians consider it to be the oldest all-brick house in the United States.
Timothy Knapp House Knapp House Rye NY DSCN2033.jpg Rye NY1680ResidentialConsidered the oldest residential property in Westchester County, New York. The property has been owned by only five families between 1663 and 1992. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Conference House Conference-house-staten-island.jpg Staten Island NY1680ResidentialOnly pre-Revolutionary manor house still surviving in New York City.
John Hollister House JohnHollisterHouseGlastonburyCT.png South Glastonbury CT1680ResidentialSeventeenth century deeds describe this house being on "The Great River".
Stephen Foster House TopsfieldMA StephenFosterHouse.jpg Topsfield MA1680Residential
Capt. William Green House WakefieldMA CaptWilliamGreenHouse.jpg Wakefield MA1680Residential
Hart House Hart House Tavern 51 Linebrook Road Ipswich, Massachusetts MA USA built circa 1680 or earlier.jpg Ipswich MA1680ResidentialNow a tavern. It is located at 51 Linebrook Road and was dated using dendrochronology in 2006 [53] One room is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [54]
Van Nostrand-Starkins House Van Nostrand-Starkins House from Main Street and East Broadway.JPG Roslyn NY1680 [55] ResidentialIn the Main Street Historic District (Roslyn, New York).
Capt. John Mawdsley House John Mawdsley House Newport RI.jpg Newport RI1680ResidentialWith a large 18th-century modification.
John Bliss House Bliss House Newport.JPG Newport RI1680ResidentialEarly stone ender.
Chichester's Inn Chichester's Inn.jpg Huntington NY1680Tavern
Old Ship Church Old Ship Church Postcard.jpg Hingham MA1681ReligiousOldest church in continuous ecclesiastical use in the United States; only remaining 17th-century Puritan meeting house in America. [56]
Hurd House Woodbury CT1681ResidentialThe older, north section, dates to around 1680 and was the home of John Hurd, who became the town's miller in 1681. The south section, which may have originally been the home of Hurd's son, was added to the older structure in 1718, to increase the overall size of the house.
Deacon John Graves House Deacon John Graves HABS.jpg Guilford CT1681Residential Saltbox saved from demolition and fully restored in 1983 by a private foundation, now a museum in Madison. [57]
Cooper–Frost–Austin House Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Massachusetts - front.JPG Cambridge MA1681ResidentialOldest house in Cambridge, verified using dendrochronology in 2002. [53]
Appleton-Taylor-Mansfield House Saugus Iron Works - house.JPG Saugus MA1681ResidentialAlso known as the Appleton House. This was part of the Saugus Iron Works, which was a major industrial complex. It has been restored and is open to the public.
Winona Winona HABS VA1.jpg Bridgetown VA1681ResidentialThe only known 17th-century house in the country, other than Bacon's Castle in Surry County, to have diagonally-placed triple-chimney stacks.
St. Luke's Church Newport parish west facade.jpg Smithfield VA1682ReligiousRecent dendrochronology studies confirm the 1682 date of this National Historic Landmark. [58]
Wall House Wall house front.JPG Cheltenham Township PA1682ResidentialPossibly the oldest stone house in Pennsylvania. Built for Richard Wall, the founder of Cheltenham Township.
Nathaniel Bonnell House NathanielBonnellHouse.jpg Elizabeth NJ1682Residential
Philipse Manor Hall Philipse Manor Hall.jpg Yonkers NY1682ResidentialOldest surviving structure in Westchester County.
Caleb Pusey House ACalebPuseyHouse.JPG Upland PA1683ResidentialOldest English-built house in Pennsylvania; only extant building known to have been visited by William Penn. Completed in 1696.
William Pepperrell House Sir William Pepperrell House.jpg Kittery ME1683ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Maine. [59]
Pierce House (Dorchester, Massachusetts) Pierce House Boston MA.jpg Dorchester MA1683ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Boston. Dated using dendrochronology in 2002. [53]
Gardner House Brookline MA1683ResidentialDated using dendrochronology in 2007. [53]
Sgt. George Flint House North Reading MAprior to 1684ResidentialThe Sgt. George Flint House is owned by the North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society, which also owns the Rev. Daniel Putnam House in North Reading (built in 1720).
John Ward House John Ward House.jpg Salem MA1684ResidentialThe John Ward House is a National Historic Landmark at 132 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts, located in the Downtown Salem District and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1968.
Boelson Cottage A598, Boelson Cottage, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 2018.jpg Philadelphia PA1684ResidentialBuilt sometime between 1678 and 1684; oldest extant structure in Fairmount Park and possibly the oldest extant house in Philadelphia.
Third Haven Meeting House Thirdhaven.jpg Talbot County MD1684ReligiousOldest Quaker meeting house in the United States.
Forge Farm WarwickRI ForgeFarm.jpg Warwick RI1684ResidentialOldest part of house dates to 1684.
C. A. Nothnagle Log House Nothnagle Log House.JPG Gibbstown NJ1685ResidentialPurportedly the oldest surviving log house in the U.S. and one of the oldest houses in New Jersey.
Old Indian Meeting House Old Indian Meetinghouse.jpg Mashpee MA1685ReligiousOldest Native American church.
Belmont Hall Belmont Hall Smyrna DE1.jpg Smyrna DE1685 (earliest part)ResidentialLarge Georgian addition built about 1753 by Thomas Collins, who would become the sixth governor of Delaware.
Goodspeed House Goodspeed House, Marstons Mills MA.jpg Barnstable MA1685Residential
Buckelew Mansion Buckelew Mansion.jpg Jamesburg NJc.1685 [60] [61] ResidentialOne room in the house dates to c.1685, possibly oldest in Middlesex County. House was expanded, most recently in the 19th century, and is also known as Lakeview
Revell House [62] [4] RevellHouse(Hutchinson-Revell)Burlington.tif Burlington NJ1685ResidentialOldest house in Burlington County.
Hermitage Church of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera of Coamo Coamo PR1685ReligiousBrick masonry chapel from 1685. The church has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898. [63]
Daggett House Slater Park Daggett House 2 2009.JPG Pawtucket RI1685ResidentialOldest house in Pawtucket. Not tested yet using dendrochronology.
Foster's Castle
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Tunstall, Virginia VA1685–1690Residential
Sign of the Bird in Hand
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Newtown PA1686TavernOriginally a residence, then tavern with other uses. Oldest frame house still standing in Pennsylvania. Famous as the site of the 1778 Newtown Skirmish during which Loyalists killed 5 and captured 16 to acquire cloth being manufactured for use by General George Washington's troops at Valley Forge. Now a private residence.[ citation needed ]
Jethro Coffin House Jethro Coffin house, Nantucket.jpg Nantucket MA1686ResidentialOldest house on Nantucket. [64] It was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1968. [65] [66]
John Woodward House John Woodward House, Waban MA.jpg Newton MA1686ResidentialBuilt by John Woodward in what is now the Waban neighborhood, this is one of the oldest homes in Newton. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
William Murray House
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Salem MA1688ResidentialA historic house at 39 Essex Street.
Old Halsey House OldHalseyHouseSouthhampton.jpg Southampton NY1688ResidentialBuilt by Thomas Halsey, an English pioneer, the house is now a museum.
Iglesia San Germán de Auxerre
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San Germán PR1688ReligiousLocated in the San Germán Historic District, this parish church was built in 1688. The church has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
Wilbor House Wilbor House in Little Compton RI.jpg Little Compton RI1690ResidentialAdded to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, the house serves as the headquarters of the Little Compton Historical Society.
Criss Cross
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New Kent VA1690Residential
Acadian House Acadian House Northwest View HABS 1936.jpg Guilford CTc. 1690ResidentialThe house gets its name after the Acadians who resided there following the 1755 Great Expulsion. [67]
Farmar Mill MathersMillPA.JPG Fort Washington PAc. 1690MillOldest surviving mill in Pennsylvania.
Spencer–Peirce–Little Farm Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (front) - Newbury, Massachusetts.JPG Newbury MAc. 1690ResidentialOne of the oldest stone buildings in New England, now a nonprofit museum.
Clemence–Irons House Clemence-Irons House - Johnston, Rhode Island 2.jpg Johnston RI1691 [68] Residential
Boardman House Boardman House - Saugus MA - general view.JPG Saugus MA1692Residential
Eleazer Arnold House Eleazer Arnold House Lincoln RI.jpg Lincoln RI1693 [69] Residential
Terry-Ketcham Inn Ketcham Inn.jpg Center Moriches NYc. 1693Residential/TavernOldest portion c. 1693, with major expansions in 1710 and 1790, now a nonprofit museum.
Parker Tavern Parker Tavern Reading MA.jpg Reading MA1694Tavern Parker Tavern is now a museum owned by the Reading Antiquarian Society.
Old Quaker Meeting House Old-quaker-house-flushing.jpg Flushing, Queens NY1694ReligiousThe only surviving example in New York State of a typical 17th-century ecclesiastical frame structure of medieval design. [70]
Pink House Pink-house-charleston-sc1.jpg Charleston SC1694–1712ResidentialBuilt by John Breton in the city's French Quarter, the house is one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina and the oldest building in Charleston.
Abraham Browne House Browne House - Watertown, Massachusetts.JPG Watertown MAc. 1694–1701ResidentialBuilt by Abraham Browne, the house is the oldest remaining in Watertown. It is owned by Historic New England and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Parson Capen House Parson Capen House - Topsfield, Massachusetts.JPG Topsfield MA1694 [71] ResidentialThe house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [72] The Topsfield Historical Society currently operates it as a historic house museum. [73] Date confirmed with Dendrochronology.
Paine-Dodge House Paine House, Greenwood Farm, Ipswich MA.jpg Ipswich MA1694Residential
Wren Building ChristopherWrenBuilding.jpg Williamsburg VA1695SchoolOldest school building in America, original The College of William & Mary structure. [74]
John Sherburne House Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire LCCN2011631411.tif Portsmouth NH1695Residential
Castillo de San Marcos Fort2.jpg St. Augustine FL1672–1695GovernmentOldest masonry fortification in the United States.
Comfort Starr House Comfort Starr House.jpg Guilford CT1695Residential
Nelson–Galt House Williamsburg VA1695ResidentialOldest dwelling in Colonial Williamsburg
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow Dutch Church Sleepy Hollow 12.JPG Sleepy Hollow NY1697ReligiousOldest church in the State of New York.
Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Newport, RI edit1.jpg Newport RI1697 [75] Residential
Dwight–Derby House Dwight-Derby House Medfield.jpg Medfield MA1697Residential
Grace Church
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Yorktown VA1697Religious
Holy Trinity Church Old Swedes front corner 1.JPG Wilmington DE1698–99ReligiousOldest Swedish church in the United States. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. [76]
Great Friends Meeting House Great Friends Meeting House in Newport, Rhode Island.jpg Newport RI1699ReligiousExpanded in 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867 to accommodate the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends.
James Noyes House James Noyes House in Winter 030813 PK7 (14) TM B W.jpg Newbury MA1699ResidentialReverend James Noyes left Wiltshire, England, with his brother, Nicholas Noyes and cousin, Thomas Parker, bound for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the mid-1630s and built this house, which still stands, in 1646.
Hoyt-Barnum House Hoyt-BarnumHouse.jpg Stamford CTc. 1699ResidentialThe builder was a descendant of one of the original founders of Stamford. The structure is owned and maintained as a museum by the Stamford Historical Society.
Middleburg Plantation Middleburg Plantation (Berkeley County, South Carolina).jpg Huger SCc. 1699ResidentialPossibly the oldest building in South Carolina. It was a plantation built by a French Huguenot Benjamin Simons in 1699 on the Cooper River near Huger, South Carolina.
Old House The-old-house-cutchogue.jpg Cutchogue NY1699 [77] ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in the state; previously thought to have been built in 1649. 2003 dendrochronology surveys yielded a date of 1699.
Dickinson–Pillsbury–Witham House Dickinson-Pillsbury-Witham House 092118.jpg Georgetown MAc. 1700ResidentialThe Dickinson–Pillsbury–Witham House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Strawbery Banke JeffersonSt.jpg Portsmouth NHnumerous structures – 17th–19th centuriesResidential and Industrial Strawbery Banke is a collection of 37 historic buildings dating back to the 17th century.

18th century

BuildingImageLocationStateFirst builtUseNotes
Dutch House Dutch House (Newcastle DE).jpg New Castle DE1700ResidentialDespite being called the Dutch House, the building style is more English.
Benoni Fox House Benoni fox farm house 1700.jpg Concord MA1700ResidentialThis is one of the oldest buildings of the Fox family in the United States.
Stanton–Davis Homestead Museum StantonDavis.JPG Stonington CT1700FarmhouseThe farm has been worked every year since 1654. Has not been verified with dendrochronology.
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
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Philadelphia PA1700ReligiousOldest surviving church in Philadelphia.
Edward Morgan Log House Morgan Log House.jpg Towamencin PA1700ResidentialHome to the maternal grandfather of Daniel Boone and Daniel Morgan
Harlow Old Fort House Harlow Old Fort House in Plymouth MA.jpg Plymouth MA1700ResidentialHas not been verified with dendrochronology.
Mortonson–Van Leer Log Cabin 999 Mortonson Van Leer Log Cabin.JPG Swedesboro NJ1700 c.ResidentialHistoric cabin and one of the last historical dwellings in Swedesboro.
The Hermitage
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Virginia Beach VA1700Residential
Belle Air Plantation Charles City County VAc. 1700Residential
John Weblin House Virginia Beach VAc. 1700Residential
Old Powder House Somerville Powder House 2015.jpg Somerville MA1703WindmillConverted to the use of gunpowder storage in 1747 which was used during the American Revolutionary War.
St. Peter's Church
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New Kent, Virginia VA1703ReligiousChurch of Martha Washington, George and Martha Washington may have been married here
Brinton 1704 House Brinton 1704 House & Historic Site.jpg West Chester PA1704ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Pennsylvania. Built by a Quaker family. A National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old St. Andrew's Parish Church St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, State Route 61, Charleston vicinity (Charleston County, South Carolina).jpg Charleston SC1706ReligiousOldest church building in South Carolina.
Yeocomico Church
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Tucker Hill, Virginia VA1706Religious
Wayside Inn Historic District Wayside Inn1.jpg Sudbury MA1707Residential/TavernLocated on the Old Boston Post Road and made famous in a collection of poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The Hosmer Homestead Hosmer Homestead, Concord MA.jpg Concord MAc. 1707–1710ResidentialThe Hosmer Homestead, also known as the Hosmer/Baker Farm, is an historic house at 138 Baker Avenue in Concord, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this 2+12-story wood-frame house was probably built c. 1707–1710 by Stephen Hosmer, based on architectural evidence. The property has a long association with the Hosmer family, who were early settlers of Concord and who have played a significant role in the growth and civic life of the town. The house interior has well-preserved Georgian woodwork and plaster.
McIntire Garrison House YorkME McIntireGarrisonHouse.jpg York ME1707 or laterResidential/MilitaryPossibly the oldest building in Maine.
Jonathan Singletary Dunham House Jonathan Dunham House WoodbridgeNJ Built1671.JPG Woodbridge Township NJ1709Residential
Buckman Tavern Buckman Tavern, Lexington, Massachusetts.JPG Lexington MA1709–1710TavernIt played a prominent role in the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775. It was declared a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Capt. Jonathan Parker House Reading MAca 1710ResidentialStill a private residence at Charles and Pearl Sts.
Coronet John Farnum Jr. House Coronet John Farnum, Jr., House - Uxbridge, Massachusetts - DSC02844.JPG Uxbridge MAca 1710ResidentialThe Cornet John Farnum Jr. House was the site of the first Uxbridge Town Meeting in 1727. The house today is a museum and headquarters of the Uxbridge Historical Society. It is an excellent example of early New England colonial architecture.
Buttolph-Williams House Buttolph-Williams House.jpg Wethersfield CT1711ResidentialOne of the oldest surviving homes in Wethersfield, declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968. [78]
Randall–Hale Homestead StowMA RandallHaleHomestead.jpg Stow MA1710ResidentialThe Randall–Hale Homestead is a historic First Period house at 6 Sudbury Road in Stow, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this 2+12-story timber-frame house was built c. 1710. [79] One of the oldest surviving homes in Stow, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [80]
San Miguel Mission San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM, USA - panoramio (2).jpg Santa Fe NM1710Government/religiousSaid to be the oldest church structure built in the United States. The original adobe walls and altar were built by the Tlaxcalan of Mexico, but much of the structure was rebuilt in 1710. Building has been within the United States since the Mexican Cession of 1848. [81]
Stephen Northup House Stephen Northrup House North Kingstown RI.jpg North Kingstown RI1712Residentialpossibly burned during King Philip's War in the 1670s and rebuilt, later modifications 1712, 1850, 2004
The Powder Magazine
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Charleston SC1713GovernmentOldest public building in South Carolina. The Powder Magazine Museum.
Old State House Old State House Boston Massachusetts2.jpg Boston MA1713GovernmentOldest surviving public building in Boston. The Bostonian Society Museum.
Hyland House Museum Hylandhouse guilfordct.jpg Guilford CTca. 1713ResidentialOpen to the public since 1918. [82] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Perth Amboy City Hall City Hall, Perth Amboy, NJ.jpg Perth Amboy NJ1714–1717GovernmentOldest city hall in US.
Samuel Chase House Samuel Chase House, West Newbury MA.jpg West Newbury MA1715ResidentialA rare brick house of the period. A story passed down in the Chase family says that bricks for the house were made on the family's farm and carried to the job site by Hannah Chase in her apron.
Merion Friends Meeting House MerionFriendsMeetinghouse2.jpg Merion Station PA1715ReligiousOne of the oldest Quaker meeting houses in America.
Bruton Parish Church
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Williamsburg VA1715Religious
Colonial Inn
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Concord MA1716CommercialStill an operating inn and restaurant.
Benjamin Flagg House Benjamin Flagg House Worcester MA.jpg Worcester MAc. 1717ResidentialBuilt by Capt. Benjamin Flagg, it is the oldest remaining home in Worcester. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Alamo Alamo pano.jpg San Antonio TX1718ReligiousPart of the San Antonio Missions, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Site of the Battle of the Alamo.
Ware Parish Church
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Gloucester VA1718Religious
Lane House Lane House (1719).JPG Edenton NC1718–19ResidentialOldest house in North Carolina identified by dendrochronology.
Massachusetts Hall Harvard University Massachusetts Hall.jpg Cambridge MA1718–1720SchoolOldest extant building at Harvard University.
Thomas Hastings House NewtonMA 215BrooklineStreet.jpg Newton MAca. 1719Residential
King of Prussia Inn King of Prussia Inn February 2017.jpg King of Prussia PA1719TavernGranted its name to the town that grew up around it.
Adam Thoroughgood House
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Virginia Beach VA1719Residential
Rev. Daniel Putnam House Rev. Daniel Putnam House, North Reading MA.jpg North Reading MA1720ResidentialHeadquarters of the North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society. The society also owns the Sgt. George Flint House in North Reading, which was built prior to 1684.
Garretson Forge and Farm PeterGarretsonFarmhouse.jpg Fair Lawn NJ1720ResidentialOne of the oldest homes in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Bray House Old Bray House, Kittery Point, ME.jpg Kittery Point MEc. 1720ResidentialBuilt on the site of an earlier structure built in c. 1662, it is among the oldest houses in Maine. [83]
Jonathan Green House StonehamMA JonathanGreenHouse.jpg Stoneham MAc. 1720ResidentialIt is one of the oldest structures in Stoneham. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wayside Cottage Wayside Inn, Post Road and Wayside Lane, Scarsdale, Westchester County, NY HABS NY,60-SCARD,2-2.tif Scarsdale NYc. 1720ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Westchester County, New York. Owned and operated by the Junior League of Central Westchester.
Thomas Wheeler House BridgeportCT BlackRockHD JohnWheelerHouse.jpg Bridgeport CT1720ResidentialOther sources suggest the core was constructed in 1644, and expanded 1680, oldest house in Bridgeport Black Rock Harbor, residence.
William Penn Guest House New Castle DEc. 1720ResidentialOldest buildings in New Castle.[ citation needed ] Purportedly where William Penn lodged after first arrival in America.
Jonathan Young Windmill
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Orleans MA1720IndustrialThe Jonathan Young Windmill is a restored, working early eighteenth-century windmill with its original machinery intact, located next to Town Cove in Orleans. [84]
Strode's Mill Strodes Mill.jpg West Chester PAc. 1721Industrial/ResidentialA fieldstone gristmill that is currently a residence.
John Adams Birthplace John Adams birthplace, Quincy, Massachusetts.JPG Quincy MA1722 [85] FarmhouseOldest existing building within which a future president of the United States was born (John Adams, October 30, 1735)

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Bull Stone House Bull Stone House.jpg Hamptonburgh NYc. 1722ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Orange County, New York. Built by early settlers William Bull and Sarah Wells; continuously owned by Bull family descendants.
Brafferton Building
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Williamsburg VA1723SchoolOpened in 1723 as the Indian school for the College of William & Mary, restored in 1930–31, now serving as the president and provost office
González–Alvarez House St Aug NHL Gonzalez-Alvarez01.jpg St. Augustine FLc. 1723ResidentialProbably constructed between 1723 and 1790. [87] Oldest house in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied city in the continental United States. [88]
Block House Block house02.jpg Claymont DE1723ResidentialOne of the oldest structures in Delaware.
Bellingham–Cary House Bellingham-Cary House Chelsea MA.jpg Chelsea MA1724ResidentialThe Bellingham–Cary House is an historic house museum at 34 Parker Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The building, now a Federal style mansion, incorporates in its structure the 1659 hunting lodge of colonial governor Richard Bellingham, and is the only surviving 18th-century building in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Chester Courthouse 1724 Chester Courhouse.JPG Chester PA1724GovernmentOldest public building in Pennsylvania. Served as Chester County Courthouse from 1724 until 1795, the Delaware County Courthouse from 1795 until 1850, and Chester Borough/City Hall from then until sometime in the 20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Parish Church of St. Helena St. Helena Beaufort.jpg Beaufort, South Carolina SC1724Religious
Alamo Mission Long Barracks Alamo 1920.jpg San Antonio TXc. 1724ReligiousThe Alamo Chapel and Priests quarters and convent (Long Barracks) in San Antonio. In the center of the surrounding area are the remains of the "Long Barracks" which were constructed 20 years before the chapel. Founded in 1718 and moved to present site 1724.
Reuben Brown House ReubenBrownHouse.JPG Concord MA1725ResidentialBuilt in 1725 by the town saddler, Reuben Brown. There is also a strong tradition that the house was the home of Peter Bulkeley, which is why the house is often referred to as the Peter Bulkeley / Reuben Brown House. The evidence is still unclear whether or not the Bulkeleys did build the house some 300 years ago. What historians can conclude, however, is that the house was either completely updated or built by Reuben Brown in 1725, since most of the house's present features are typical of houses from 1700 to 1730.
Fort Niagara French castle at Fort Niagara 2.JPG Youngstown NY1726FortificationBuilt in 1726 by the French as a "house of peace". Taken by the British in 1759, the fledgling United States regained control by treaty in 1796. It was lost to the British in 1813, but was relinquished as a result of the Treaty of Ghent, and has remained in the hands of the United States ever since.
James Smith House NeedhamMA JamesSmithHouse.jpg Needham MA1727–1728ResidentialThe house was built by James Smith, a recent Irish immigrant. His son, Captain Robert Smith, who commanded one of the militia companies from Needham engaged in the fighting the day of the Battle of Concord Bridge, may have been born and lived here.
48 Hudson Avenue 48 Hudson Ave Albany.jpg Albany NY1728ResidentialOldest stand-alone structure in Albany.
Lent Homestead and Cemetery Lent Homestead 01.JPG East Elmhurst NY1729ResidentialOldest occupied residential structure in Queens, New York. Has not been verified with dendrochronology.
Espíritu Santo y San Patricio Parish Church
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Loíza PR1729ReligiousThis parish church was built in 1729. The church has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
Church Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías of Manatí
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Manatí PR1729ReligiousBuilt in 1729 and underwent major repairs in 1864. The church has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
John Cowan House 50 King St.JPG Charleston SC1729-1730ResidentialOne of earliest datable dwellings outside the former walled city of Charleston. [89]
Hampton Plantation Hampton-plantation-south-facade-sc1.jpg McClellanville SC1730ResidentialHistoric Southern plantation house. Now state historic park.
Newbold–White House Newbold-White House (1730).JPG Hertford NC1730ResidentialOldest brick house in North Carolina. [90]
Williams House, Historic Deerfield Old Main Street Looking North, Deerfield, MA.jpg Deerfield MAc. 1730ResidentialOne of the oldest houses in Old Deerfield, although extensively remodeled in the 19th century. The original area of Deerfield has been preserved and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mission Concepcion
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San Antonio TX1731ReligiousPart of the San Antonio Missions; listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
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San Antonio TX1731ReligiousPart of the San Antonio Missions; listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Ephrata Cloister Ephrata cloister.jpg Lancaster County PA1732ReligiousLast surviving resident of the Ephrata Cloister religious community died on July 27, 2008, at the age of 98.
Pratt House Pratt House Exterior.jpg Essex CT1732Residential
Nehemiah Royce House Nehemiah Royce House, Wallingford, Connecticut.JPG Wallingford CT1734ResidentialA typical saltbox, this house was visited by George Washington in 1775.
Quackenbush House Quackenbush House 2011 1.jpg Albany NY1736ResidentialUntil recently considered the oldest house and structure in the city of Albany and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Currently the location of the Olde English Pub & Pantry.
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de San Miguel de Hato Grande
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San Lorenzo PR1737ReligiousAlso known as Las Mercedes Church, this Classical Revival style building was built in 1737. The church has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
San Fernando Cathedral San Fernando Cathedral.jpg San Antonio TX1738–1750ReligiousOne of the oldest Cathedrals in the United States; the oldest Cathedral in Texas. Listed on the National Register of historic places.
Mitchell–Anderson House Mitchell-Anderson House.jpg Wilmington NC1738Residential [91]
339 Beechwood St. Cohasset MA1739ResidentialStill a private residence. The story passed down is that the large buttonwood tree in front of the house was planted on the day one of the sons in the family marched off to go fight in the Revolutionary War.
Old Cahokia Courthouse Old Cahokia Courthouse.JPG Cahokia IL1740GovernmentOne of the oldest French Colonial Poteaux-sur-solle style buildings in Illinois.
Oxford Furnace Oxford NJ USA Oxford Furnace Tom ZmudaIMG 5709.jpg Oxford Township NJ1741FurnaceFirst hot blast furnace in the United States.
St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va.
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Richmond, Virginia VA1741ReligiousSite of Patrick Henry's "give me liberty or give me death" speech with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson among other notables in attendance.
Fort Matanzas Ft Matanzas 2008.JPG St. Johns County FL1740–1742 Presidio Designated a United States National Monument on October 15, 1924. [92]
Amos Chase House Amos Chase house, 144 Ferry Road, Saco, ME.JPG Saco MEc. 1743ResidentialOldest building in Saco. It was actually two houses, one of which was brought over on logs used as rollers, and joined to the other by the industrious Amos Chase to accommodate his large family.
Mission Espada
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San Antonio TX1745ReligiousPart of the San Antonio Missions; listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Founded 1690; building current building constructed in 1745
Old Ursuline Convent Chartres14Jan2008UrsulineConvent.jpg New Orleans LA1748 (or 1752)ReligiousConsidered the oldest building in Louisiana, and perhaps the oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley [93]
Spanish Governor's Palace
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San Antonio TX1749GovernmentOne of the oldest government buildings in Texas. Now open as a museum.
Presidio La Bahía Presidio La Bahia.jpg Goliad TX1749PresidioThe best preserved Spanish presidio in the United States.
Deacon Thomas Kendall House Deacon Thomas Kendall House, Wakefield MA.jpg Wakefield MAprior to 1750ResidentialDeacon Thomas Kendall was among the earliest settlers of the area, and an influential member of the community, serving as a selectman, commissioner, and deacon of the church for 36 years. He and his wife, Rebecca, had 10 children, and when she died, at the age of 85, she had 175 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Danish West India and Guinea Company Warehouse DANISH WEST INDIA & GUINEA COMPANY WAREHOUSE.jpg Christiansted VI1750CommercialBuilt as a trading center for the Danish on the island of St. Croix. Has been on US soil since the 1917 purchase of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
Mayfield
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Dinwiddie VA1750ResidentialMoved from its original location a mile or so away, this is the oldest brick home in Dinwiddie county.
Parlange Plantation House Historic American Buildings Survey Richard Koch, Photographer, September, 1936 FRONT ELEVATION (NORTHEAST) - Parlange Plantation, State Highway 93, New Roads, Pointe Coupee HABS LA,39-NEWRO.V,1-2.tif Mix LA1750PlantationOne of the oldest plantation homes in the South and perhaps the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley
Mount Holly Firehouse
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Mount Holly NJ1752FirehouseOldest firehouse in the United States, established by what is now the country's oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department. [94] [95]
Fort de Chartres Powder Magazine Fort de Chartres powder magazine 1-02Aug07.jpg Prairie du Rocher IL1753–1756GovernmentOldest building in Illinois.
Pirates' House Pirates House, Savannah Georgia April 1984.jpg Savannah GAc. 1754MixPossibly the oldest building in Georgia, and the oldest building in the city of Savannah.
Josiah Day House Josiah Day House.jpg West Springfield MAc. 1754ResidentialIt is believed to be the oldest known brick saltbox style house in the U.S. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort William Henry William Henry side.jpg Lake George NY1755MilitaryBuilt during the French and Indian War, it was featured in James Fenimore Cooper's novel, The Last of the Mohicans .
LaPointe–Krebs House OldSpanishFort Pascagoula July 2006.jpg Pascagoula MS1757MixThe oldest building in Mississippi, this French colonial structure is one of the oldest buildings on the Gulf Coast of the United States.
DuBois-Boatwright House Wilmington NC1760Residential [91]
General Rufus Putnam House RutlandMA RufusPutnamHouse.jpg Rutland MA1760–1765Residential Rufus Putnam was a Revolutionary War general and later instrumental in the founding of Ohio. His home is now a B&B.
Derby House Derby House.JPG Salem MA1762ResidentialCapt. Richard Derby was the first millionaire in America. The home is now part of Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The site has 12 historic structures, including the Customs House, and a replica of the sailing ship Friendship of Salem .
Elihu Akin House Dartmouth MA1762ResidentialHome of the Akin family, a colonial family instrumental in the American Revolutionary War in Southeastern Massachusetts.
Proprietary House ProprietaryHousePerthAmboy.JPG Perth Amboy NJ1762GovernmentOldest remaining colonial proprietary governor's residence in the original Thirteen States.
Touro Synagogue Touro external.png Newport RI1763Religious Oldest synagogue building in the United States. [96]
Fort Pitt Blockhouse Bouquet blockhouse.JPG Pittsburgh PA1764DefenseOldest structure in Pittsburgh. One of the oldest colonial structures west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Sandy Hook Light
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Sandy Hook NJ1764LighthouseOldest original lighthouse in the United States.
Old Stone House (Washington, D.C.) The Old Stone House.jpg Washington, D.C. DC1765ResidentialOldest unchanged building in Washington, D.C.
St. John's Episcopal Church St John's Church Fort Washington, MD 1.jpg Fort Washington MD1767ReligiousLocated in the Broad Creek Historic District. The building is the 4th iteration of the church since the original was erected in 1695. [97] [ circular reference ]
Mission San Jose
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San Antonio TX1768–1782ReligiousPart of the San Antonio Missions; listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Harmony Hall Harmony-Hall.jpg Fort Washington MD1769ResidentialLocated in the Broad Creek Historic District. It was originally known as Battersea, and overlooked the colonial port of Aire. [98] [ circular reference ]
William Henry House Henry House.jpg Bennington VT1769Residential
Burgwin-Wright House Wilmington NC1770Residential [91]
University Hall (Brown University) Brown's University Hall in 2007.jpg Providence RI1770SchoolOldest extant building at Brown University
DeFreest Homestead Defreest House in Rensselaer Technology Park.jpg North Greenbush, New York NY1771ResidentialEarly Homested in Troy, New York
Cameron–Dixon House Wilmington NC1771Residential [91]
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Luis Obispo CA1772
Maryland State House 1Maryland State Capitol Bldg..JPG Annapolis MD1772GovernmentOldest state house in continuous use in the United States.
Josiah Bartlett House KingstonNH JosiahBartlettHouse.jpg Kingston NH1774Residential Josiah Bartlett was a medical doctor, Governor of New Hampshire, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Humphrey Bradstreet Farm Rowley MAc. 1774ResidentialThe Humphrey Bradstreet Farm is the second-oldest continuously operating farm in the United States. Humphrey Bradstreet was granted the property in 1635 by King Charles I, and it stayed in the Bradstreet family for the next 372 years, until purchased by the town of Rowley.
Brown-Lord House Wilmington NC1775Residential [91]
Mission San Juan Capistrano MSJC by John Gutzon-Borglum.jpg San Juan Capistrano CA1776MissionOldest surviving building in California. Restored.
Tank Cottage Tank Cottage Heritage Hill June 2014.jpg Allouez WI1776ResidentialOldest extant building in Wisconsin. Voyageur Joseph Roi built the cottage using the pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse technique, which was once common in French-Canadian architecture.
Fuller–Bemis House WalthamMA FullerBemisHouse.jpg Waltham MAc. 1776ResidentialOne of the oldest surviving homes in Waltham. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Christopher Taylor House Jonesborough-chris-taylor1.jpg Jonesborough TN1778ResidentialPossibly the oldest building in Tennessee, along with The Carter Mansion. [99]
Fort Putnam Ft. Putnam's West Wall and Guns May 2010.JPG West Point NY1778MilitaryFt. Putnam was built by the regiment of Rufus Putnam during the Revolutionary War to guard the Hudson River. It is now part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Old Talbott Tavern Old Talbott Tavern -- Bardstown, Kentucky.jpg Bardstown KY1779TavernLikely the oldest building in Kentucky and the "oldest western stagecoach stop" still in operation.
Officer's Stone Quarters Fort Mackianc, 2014 n8.JPG Fort Mackinac MI1780MilitaryOldest building in Michigan. [100]
Hessian Barracks Hessian Barracks MD1.jpg Frederick MDc. 1780MilitaryPossibly dating back to the French and Indian Wars (1754–1763), used as barracks for Hessian mercenaries during the American Revolutionary War. On the grounds of the Maryland School for the Deaf. [101]
McGulpin House McGulpin House.jpg Mackinac Island MIc. 1780ResidentialOldest residential home in Michigan. Built in French Canadian style.
Biddle House (Mackinac Island) Biddle House - Mackinaw Island.jpg Mackinac Island MIc. 1780CommercialHouse built for the fur trade in New France.
Morven Park Morven Park, Leesburg VA-1.jpg Leesburg VAc. 1780ResidentialHome of Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis. The earliest parts of the structure were built circa 1780 and the building was significantly expanded in the decades that followed. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Harrison-Smith House Bardstown KYc.1780 - 1795ResidentialOriginal section possibly the "oldest stone house in Kentucky" [42] [43] [102] [103]
Findowrie
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Albemarle VAc. 1782Residential
Peirce–Nichols House Peirce-Nichols House.jpg Salem MA1782ResidentialOwned by the Peabody Essex Museum
Castillo San Cristóbal
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Old San Juan PR1783GovernmentBuilt by the Spanish to protect against land-based attacks on the city of San Juan. Part of San Juan National Historic Site.
Dyckman House Dyckman House 2007.jpg Inwood, Manhattan NY1784ResidentialOnly remaining original farmhouse in Manhattan
Rehoboth Church Rehoboth Church.jpg Union WV1785ReligiousOldest extant church in West Virginia
Church of the Holy Family (Cahokia, Illinois) Holy Family Log Church Cahokia 063.jpg Cahokia IL1786ReligiousOne of the few surviving French colonial buildings in Illinois. Oldest continuously active Catholic parish in the United States, and oldest church west of the Allegheny Mountains.
William Whitley House William Whitley House -- Lincoln County, Kentucky.jpg Crab Orchard KY1787Residential"Oldest brick house in Kentucky," Some sources suggest it was built earlier. [104] Its construction was preceded by that of Sportsman's Hill, "the first horse racing track west of the Appalachians."
Rufus Putnam House and Campus Martius (Ohio) Campus Martius - Lossing.jpg Marietta OH1788Residential/militaryGen. Rufus Putnam's house was built as part of the Campus Martius fort. It is now part of the Campus Martius Museum.
Navarre–Anderson Trading Post NATradingPost.jpg Frenchtown MI1789Commercial/residentialHistoric French homestead/trading post near present-day Monroe, Michigan.
Cameron-Hollman House Wilmington NC1790Residential [91]
Historic Locust Grove Locust Grove closeup.JPG Louisville KY1790ResidentialOne of the oldest buildings in Kentucky (built years after the Old Talbott Tavern among others.) In close competition with Old Providence Church, Hawkins House, Jacob Eversole Cabin, John Andrew Miller House, Millspring, and the Zachary Taylor House among others.
Carpenter House RehobothMA CarpenterHouse.jpg Rehoboth MAc. 1789ResidentialBuilt by Thomas Carpenter III circa 1789 using older materials from a building that was already on the site. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Martin–Boismenue House Boismenue1.jpg East Carondelet IL1790ResidentialOne of the oldest surviving French Colonial structures in Illinois.
Mission Dolores

San Francisco de Asis--Mission Dolores.JPG

San Francisco, California CA1791ReligiousThe oldest building in San Francisco and the oldest intact California Mission.
Ohio Company Land Office Ohio Company Land Office 2010 08 25.JPG Marietta OH1791CommercialThe oldest building in Ohio.
Stone–Tolan House StoneTolanHouseBrightonNewYork.JPG Brighton NYc. 1792ResidentialA Federal-style structure said to be the oldest surviving building in Monroe County.
Blount Mansion
BlountMansion 01.jpg
Knoxville TN1792Residential/GovernmentThe mansion served as the de facto capitol of the Southwest Territory. In 1796, much of the Tennessee Constitution was drafted in Governor Blount's office at the mansion.
Louis Bolduc House Bolduc House and Detached Kitchen in Ste Genevieve MO.jpg Ste. Geneviève MO1788ResidentialThe oldest building in Missouri.
White House White House north and south sides.jpg Washington, D.C. DC1792–1800GovernmentThe official residence of the president of the United States, and seat of the executive branch of the U.S federal government
United States Capitol US Capitol west side.JPG Washington, D.C. DC1793–1800GovernmentLocation of U.S. Congress, and seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.
Melrose on the Cane

(Melrose Plantation)

Melrose Plantation (1 of 1).jpg Natchez LA1790ResidentialOne of the largest plantations in the United States built by and for free people of color. The land was granted to Louis Metoyer (1790), with the "Big House" finished in 1832.
Mission San Xavier del Bac San Xavier del Bac 01.jpg Tohono O’odham San Xavier Indian Reservation AZ1797MissionOldest European structure in Arizona. [105]
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
Catholic Cathedral of St Augustine Florida .jpg
St. Augustine, Florida FL1798ReligiousThe Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is the first parish in North America and is located in St. Augustine Florida. It is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. The existing structure was constructed over five years (1793–1797) and was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark on April 15, 2021.
Molalla Log House Molalla OR1799–1813Residential/militaryThis is the oldest building in Oregon and is believed to have been constructed by fur traders of French Canadian and/or Native American ancestry. [106] The next closest contenders are the Methodist Mission Parsonage c.1841, the Jason Lee House c.1841, the Delaney-Edwards House c.1845, the John McLoughlin House c.1846, and the John D. Boon House c. 1846
Mission San Diego de Alcalá Mission San Diego de Alcala - church.jpg San Diego CA1769Mission/MilitaryThe first Franciscan mission in The Californias. Ruined in the mid-1800s and restored by 1941.

19th century

BuildingImageLocationStateFirst builtUseNotes
Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Fort Nuestra Senora de la Soledad - Umatac, Guam - DSC00948.JPG Umatac GU1802–1819MilitaryBuilt by the Spanish Empire, and was used to protect the trade route of the Manila Galleons between Acapulco, New Spain, and Manila, Spanish East Indies. Fort has been on US soil since the Spanish–American War, when Guam was annexed along with Puerto Rico.
Grouseland Grouseland front and southern side.jpg Vincennes IN1804ResidentialPossibly the oldest building in Indiana. It is in close competition with the Indiana Territorial Capitol.
Joel Eddins House Joel Eddins House.jpg Huntsville AL1808ResidentialThe oldest documented building in Alabama. [107]
Nicholas Jarrot Mansion Jarrot Mansion.JPG Cahokia IL1810ResidentialMansion built by French colonialists in the Illinois Country. Extremely rare example of Federal architecture in the upper Mississippi River valley.
Baranov Museum Russian-American Magazine (19925068093).jpg Kodiak AKc. 1810CommercialThe oldest building in Alaska. It was built as a storage facility by the Russian American Company.
Francois Vertefeuille House Vertefeuille.JPG Prairie du Chien WIc. 1810ResidentialOldest building in Wisconsin still located at its original site. Built by French-Canadian fur traders using the pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse technique between 1810 and 1820.
Fort Howard FortHowardYardPanoramaNorthwest.jpg Allouez WI1816MilitaryOldest extant U.S. Armed Forces fort in Wisconsin, built in 1816 in the aftermath of the War of 1812.
Russian Fort Elizabeth Russian fort elizabeth.mh.jpg Waimea HI1817MilitaryFort built by the Russian-American Company to protect Russian interests in the Pacific.
Ka Hale Lāʻau Honolulu-Mission-Houses-Bingham.JPG Honolulu HI1820ResidentialThe oldest standing structure in Hawaii. It was shipped ready-made for assembly from Boston and used as a communal home by Christian missionaries.
Fort Snelling Round Tower FortSnellingTower.jpg Hennepin County MN1820–1824MilitaryThe oldest building in Minnesota.
Marblehead Light Marblehead.jpg Marblehead OH1822GovernmentOldest lighthouse on the American coasts of the Great Lakes. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Woodruff Print Shop Little Rock AR1824CommercialThe oldest building in the state of Arkansas. [108]
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater
Teatro Tapia - San Juan IMG 2003 calle tetuan.JPG
Old San Juan PR1824TheatreOldest free-standing theater in San Juan and one of the oldest theaters in the Caribbean. [109]
Charles Trowbridge House
Trowbridge House Detroit MI.jpg
Detroit MI1826ResidentialOldest documented building in the city of Detroit.
The Basilica of Saint Mary
Saint Mary's Church - Alexandria, Virginia.JPG
Alexandria_Virginia VA1826ReligiousThe oldest Catholic parish in the Commonwealth of Virginia. [110]
Old Customhouse (Monterey, California) Custom House, Custom House Plaza, Monterey (Monterey County, California).jpg Monterey CA1827GovernmentThe oldest government building in present-day California, and one of the oldest in the western United States. Built by Mexico then won and operated by United States until it was transferred to the State of California in 1901.
Fort Leavenworth 'The Rookery' SOUTH and WEST (FRONT) ELEVATIONS, LOOKING NORTHEAST. - Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 19, 12-14 Sumner Place, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS HABS KANS,52-LEAV,1-M-2.tif Leavenworth KS1829MilitaryThe oldest building in Kansas. [111]
Fort Gratiot Light
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse (2).jpg
Port Huron MI1829LighthouseFirst lighthouse in Michigan.
Louis Arriandeaux Log House Dubuque IA1833ResidentialThe oldest building in Iowa. [112]
St. Thomas Synagogue
Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie (St. Thomas County, Virgin Islands).jpg
Charlotte Amalie VI1833ReligiousSecond oldest synagogue in on US soil, and has the longest continuous use as a Jewish congregation in the nation. Has been on US soil since the 1917 purchase of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
Rancho Petaluma Adobe Photo-CA-RanchoPetaluma.jpg Petaluma CA1835–1857Residential/militaryThis large adobe ranch house was built by Colonel Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Commandante General of the "Free State of Alta California" (Northern California). Now known as the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, it is owned by the State of California and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Log Cabin Bellevue, Nebraska log cabin from SW 1.JPG Bellevue NEc. 1835ResidentialThe oldest building in Nebraska. It originally served as a fur trapper's home.
Larkin House Larkin House.jpg Monterey CA1835ResidentialOldest two-story house in California. The nearby Cooper-Molera Adobe was also built circa the same period.
Rotchev House Commander's House, Fort Ross State Historical Monument, CA 7-5-2010 5-37-10 PM.JPG Fort Ross CA1836ResidentialOldest Russian building in California.
Henry B. Clarke House Clarke House.jpg Chicago, Illinois IL1836ResidentialOldest building in Chicago
La Princesa Prison
Old San Juan - Carcel La Princesa.jpg
Old San Juan PR1837PrisonOldest purpose-built prison in Puerto Rico. [113]
Hulihee Palace Hulihee Kailua.jpg Kailua, Kona HI1838ResidentialOriginally built by John Adams Kuakini, it was later acquired by Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani and used as a vacation home for Hawaiian royalty.
Old Courthouse (St. Louis) Stlouisarchnps.jpg Saint Louis MO1839–1864GovernmentOldest federal building built for the United States west of the Mississippi River.
Fort Gibson Barracks Fort Gibson, Barracks Building, Garrison Avenue, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, OK HABS OKLA,51-FOGIB,1A- (sheet 3 of 14).png Fort Gibson OKc. 1840MilitaryThe oldest building in Oklahoma (formerly the Indian Territory). [114] In close competition with the Cherokee National Supreme Court building. [115]
Ponce City Hall
Ponce - Alcaldia.jpg
Ponce PR1840GovernmentOldest purpose-built city hall in Puerto Rico and oldest surviving building Ponce. [116]
Kawaiahaʻo Church Kawaiahao Church, Honolulu, in 1857.jpg Honolulu HI1842ReligiousOldest surviving church on Oahu. Formerly the national church of the Hawaiian Kingdom and chapel of the royal family. Designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1962.
Punahou School Old School Hall at Punahou School.jpg Honolulu HI1842EducationalPunahou was founded in 1841 for the children of Christian missionaries and is the oldest formal English language school west of the Rocky Mountains.
United States Customs House in Ponce
US Customs House, Ponce, Photo 1.jpg
Ponce PR1842GovernmentOldest U.S. customs house in Puerto Rico. Possibly also the oldest purpose-built post office in Puerto Rico. [117]
Ponce de León Family House San Germán PR1842ResidentialAllegedly the oldest continuously occupied home in Puerto Rico; home to Ponce De Leon family. Located in San Germán Historic District. [118] The house has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898.
Kittson Trading Post Walhalla Trading Post.JPG Walhalla ND1843CommercialThe oldest building in North Dakota. It was constructed by an agent of the American Fur Company.
Fort Nisqually Granary The Fort Nisqually Granary.jpg Tacoma WA1843MilitaryOldest building in Washington State. In competition with the circa 1837–1844 Prince's Cabin at the Frenchtown Historic Site in Walla Walla, Washington.
Benjamin Church House Benchurchhouse-May09.jpg Shorewood WI1843–1844ResidentialThe oldest extant house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Old Fort Benton Blockhouse Fort Benton MT1844MilitaryThe oldest building in Montana. It was the last fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River and the terminus of the Mullan Road, the overland route that linked the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. [119]
Wheelock Church Millerton OK1845ReligiousOldest surviving church in Oklahoma. Formerly the principal congregation of the Choctaw Nation. Added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972. [120]
Castillo San Felipe del Morro Lighthouse
Faro del Morro (San Juan, Puerto Rico).jpg
San Juan PR1846–1908LighthouseFirst lighthouse built in Puerto Rico. Rebuilt and remodeled over several decades until the U.S. government rebuilt it after annexing Puerto Rico.
Robert Gardner Jr. House Millcreek UT1848HouseIt is likely the oldest standing European American structure in the state of Utah, dating to the year of the Mexican Cession of the Alta California region to the United States following the Mexican–American War
Fort Laramie 'Old Bedlam' Building Fort Laramie NHS Old Bedlam Haus.jpg Torrington WY1849MilitaryOldest documented building still standing in Wyoming. It served as a major fur trading post and diplomatic site during the 19th century.
Cataldo Mission Cataldo Church.JPG Cataldo ID1853MissionOldest standing building in Idaho.
Fagalele Boys School Fagalele Boys School 1 - Leone American Samoa.jpg Leone, American Samoa AS1850–1856EducationChurch school built by the London Missionary Society. First school to be built in what is now American Samoa, and possibly the oldest surviving building in the territory.
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort Old Mormon Fort (8227858878).jpg Las Vegas, Nevada NV1855MilitaryThe oldest American structure in Nevada. [121]
Fort Garland Officer's Quarters and Barracks FORT GARLAND, COLORADO - NARA - 524031.jpg Fort Garland CO1858MilitaryThe oldest American buildings still standing in Colorado. In close competition with Four Mile House c. 1859. [121]
Fort Sisseton Historic American Buildings Survey, Charles E. Peterson, Photographer July 29, 1940 VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST. - Fort Sisseton, North Barracks, Sisseton, Roberts County, SD HABS SD,55-SIST,1B-1.tif Britton SD1864MilitaryThe oldest structures still standing in South Dakota. [122]
Pioneer Courthouse Pioneer Courthouse Portland.JPG Portland OR1869–1903GovernmentOldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest.
Auditorium Building Auditorium Building Chicago June 30, 2012-92.jpg Chicago IL1889TheatreOne of the first Chicago skyscrapers built. Currently owned by Roosevelt University.
Manhattan Building (Chicago, Illinois)
2010-03-03 2000x3000 chicago manhattan building.jpg
Chicago IL1889–1891CommercialOldest surviving skyscraper in the world. Currently residential condominiums.

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