List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut


This article lists the oldest extant buildings in the state of Connecticut in the United States of America, including houses and any other surviving structures. The dates of construction are approximate and based on land and probate records, architectural studies, genealogy and dendrochronology. All entries should include a citation with reference to support the date of construction. Buildings on the list should be limited to the First Period of American architecture. If the exact year of construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates. The location shown is the original township where the building was constructed.
BuildingImageTownshipBuiltNotes
Henry Whitfield HouseGuilford1640Oldest surviving stone American Colonial house in New England, museum since 1899.
Feake-Ferris HouseGreenwich1645The age of the structure was verified by Columbia University dendrochronologists at the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory conducting " 2015 dendrochronology analysis of the house dated the west side of the existing house--the Feake House--to 1645; the north "lean-to" addition to the Feake house made by Jeffrey Ferris to 1660; and the east side and expansion of the "lean-to" - the James Ferris expansion - to 1689."
Thomas Lee HouseEast Lyme1660–1664Began as a one-room house, oldest wooden saltbox still in its primitive state, museum since 1897.
Deacon John Moore HouseWindsor1664Moore was also a woodworker known for using the foliated vine design, which depicts vines and blossoms carved in shallow relief with flat surfaces.
Dr. Philip Turner HouseNorwich1670Believed to have been originally built in 1670, the house was later occupied by American Revolutionary surgeon Philip Turner.
John Hollister HouseGlastonbury1675Built in around 1675, it is Glastonbury’s oldest house, built by early settlers.
Elisha Bushnell HouseOld Saybrook1678The Colonial property includes two contributing buildings, the second being termed the "Slave House".
Joshua Hempsted HouseNew London1678One of the earliest documented houses in Connecticut, now a museum.
Deacon John Graves HouseGuilford1681Saltbox saved from demolition and fully restored in 1983 by a private foundation, now a museum in Madison.
Acadian HouseGuilford1690Saltbox named after the Acadians who lived there following 1755 deportation from Canada.
John Randall HouseStonington1690Notable for its restoration in the 1930s by early preservationist Norman Isham.
Meigs-Bishop HouseGuilford1690English tea room in Madison.
John Whittlesey Jr. HouseOld Saybrook1693Private residence listed on the NRHP.
Comfort Starr HouseGuilford1695Original oak clapboard in lean-to attic, residence. Dendrochronology in 2014 confirmed a construction date of 1695.
General David Humphreys HouseAnsonia1695–1698Home of the first U.S. Ambassador, now a museum.
Avery HomesteadLedyard1696Begun as a single-story, one-room house and later expanded to a two-story, two-room house by 1726.
Hoyt-Barnum HouseStamford1699Early Cape Cod Cottage, Stamford Historical Society museum.
Eells-Stow HouseMilford1700–1720Served as a hospital during Revolutionary War, now a museum.
Pond-Weed HouseDarien1700Saltbox residence.
Samuel Huntington BirthplaceScotland1700–1722Saltbox home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut, now a museum.
Stanton-Davis Homestead MuseumStonington1700A working farm for the last 340 years.
Stanley-Whitman HouseFarmington1709–1720Saltbox with framed overhang style with carved pendants, now a museum.
John Tyler HouseBranford1710Private residence listed on the NRHP.
Buttolph-Williams HouseWethersfield1711Connecticut Landmark museum.
Black Horse Tavern Old Saybrook1712Private residence listed on the NRHP.
Hyland HouseGuilford1713Saltbox with framed overhang, now a museum. Dendrochronology in 2014 confirmed a 1713 construction date.
Thomas Wheeler HouseBridgeport1720Was once part of Fairfield and is an area with deep colonial maritime history.
Jonathan Whaples HouseNewington1723Built by John Whaples For Jonathan Whaples in 1723 this home is one of the oldest in Newington.
Swain-Harrison HouseBranford1724Saltbox with overhang serves as the Branford Historical Society museum.
Nehemiah Royce HouseWallingford1734Saltbox, General George Washington slept here in 1775, once a residence for Choate Rosemary Hall.
Thomas Lyon HouseGreenwich1739Oldest unaltered saltbox house in Greenwich.