List of the oldest buildings in New York


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. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture. Only houses built prior to 1725 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltNotes-
Pieter Claesen Wyckoff HouseCanarsie, Brooklyn1652Oldest surviving structure in New York-
John Bowne HouseFlushing1661Oldest surviving structure in Queens; once hosted a well-known Quaker meeting-
Billiou–Stillwell–Perine HouseStaten Island1662Oldest surviving structure in Staten Island-
Bronck HouseCoxsackie1663Oldest house in Upstate New York-
Brewster HouseEast Setauket1665One of the oldest houses on Long Island-
Cubberly-Britton CottageStaten Island1670-
Abraham Manee HouseStaten Island1670-
Timothy Knapp HouseRye1670Listed on National Register of Historic Places-
Conference HouseStaten Island1675Listed as a National Historic Landmark-
Jans Martense Schenck houseBrooklyn1675Originally in Flatlands; installed within the Brooklyn Museum 1964-
Old Senate HouseCity of Kingston1676New York State Constitution written and signed here-
Bevier House MuseumMarbletown1680Currently houses the -
Van Nostrand-Starkins HouseRoslyn1680Main Street Historic District -
Philipse Manor HallYonkers1682Oldest surviving structure in Westchester County.-
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy HollowSleepy Hollow1685Possibly the oldest surviving church in the state. May date only to 1697, which would place it 2nd to Flushing Meeting House, Queens.-
Old Halsey HouseVillage of Southampton16881688 According to dendrochronology survey by Oxford, 1683 build date according to the local historical society in Southampton http://www.southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org/-
Alice Austen HouseStaten Island1690Built by a Dutch merchant then remodeled in the Gothic Revival Style in 1844-
Jeremiah Conklin HouseAmagansett1690 Built by Jeremiah Conkling and his wife Mary, daughter of Lion Gardiner, first English settler of New York colony -
Joseph Whitman HouseWest Hills, Long Island1692-
Old Quaker Meeting HouseFlushing1694Oldest religious building in New York City still standing-
Voorlezer's HouseStaten Island1695Oldest school house in America-
Joachim Staats HouseStaats Island, Rensselaer County1696Called Hoogebergh, meaning "high hill", the house has remained the family homestead since it was erected by Joachim Staats in 1696. 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.-
Old HouseCutchogue1699Dated by dendrochronology-
De Wint HouseTappan1700Washington Revolutionary headquarters; one of the oldest surviving buildings in Rockland County-
Ezra Carll HomesteadSouth Huntington, Long Island1700-
Jarvis-Fleet HouseHuntington, Long Island1700-
Lispenard–Rodman–Davenport HouseNew Rochelle1700-
Tobias van Steenburgh HouseKingston1700One of the few buildings in Kingston not burned in 1777 by British troops-
Treasure HouseStaten Island1700-
Tysen-Neville HouseStaten Island1700-
John Wood HouseHuntington Station, Long Island1704Built by a Dutch merchant then remodeled in the Gothic Revival Style in 1844-
Mabee HouseRotterdam1705The oldest house in the Mohawk Valley-
Jan Van Loon HouseVillage of Athens1706One of the oldest houses in Greene County-
CrailoRensselaer1707Residence of Hendrick van Rensselaer-
Madam Brett HomesteadBeacon1709Oldest building in Dutchess County, first house on Rombout Patent, on National Register-
Gomez Mill HouseTown of Newburgh1712Oldest known extant residence of a Jewish American-
Lewis Pintard HouseNew Rochelle1710Home of Revolutionary War patriot Lewis Pintard-
Fraunces TavernLower Manhattan1719Etienne "Stephen" DeLancey built the current building as his house; tavern since 1762-
Brinckerhoff HouseFishkill, NY1717Originally two-room stone cottage used as a trading post and later rebuilt as a mansion & now converted to an Inn.-
Pieter Winne HouseSelkirk, Albany County1720Purportedly the oldest house in the Town of Bethlehem -
Ariaanje Coeymans HouseCoeymans1720There is another Coeymans house a mile south of this one, on the Hannacroix Creek. Date unknown.-
Hendrick I. Lott HouseBrooklyn1720-
Jan Van Hoesen HouseClaverackc. 1720-
John Oakley HouseWest Hills, Long Islandc. 1720The original structure was built about 1720 and expanded in the 1780s.-
Bull Stone HouseHamptonburgh1720sProperty also contains the oldest intact Dutch barn in the state-
Thomas Dodge HomesteadPort Washington, Long Island1721The original farmhouse was built in 1721 with additions completed in 1750 and 1903-
Kreuzer-Pelton HouseStaten Island1722-
Albertus Van Loon HouseVillage of Athens1724Possibly the second-oldest house in Greene County-
Heermance FarmhouseRed Hook, New York1725Oldest house in the Town of Red Hook. Retains much original detail in the interior. Original woodwork including panelling, tiger maple bannister and granary door.
Abraham Yates HouseSchenectadyc. 1725Possibly the oldest house in Schenectady-
French Castle at Fort NiagaraVillage of Youngstown1726Oldest building on the Great lakes and one of the longest continuously run military bases in the United States, 1726–present-day-
48 Hudson AvenueAlbany1728Oldest stand-alone structure in Albany-
Lent HomesteadEast Elmhurst, Queens1729The western portion of the house may date to 1654-
Benner HouseVillage of Rhinebeck1730Oldest 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.-
King MansionJamaica1730The rear section of the house dates to 1730, the left section to 1755, the main structure to 1806.-
Suydam HouseCenterport, Long Islandc. 1730-
John Rogers HouseDix Hills, Long Island1732-
Queen Anne Parsonage Fort Hunter1734-
Cornelius Van Wyck HouseDouglaston1735-
Nicoll-Sill House – Bethlehem House Selkirk, Albany Countyc. 1735Home of Rensselaer Nicoll and Elizabeth Salisbury Nicoll-
St. James ChurchElmhurst1736-
Jacob Smith HouseWest Hills, Long Islandc. 1740The home consists of a three-bay, 1 1⁄2-story saltbox built about 1740 and a five-bay, 1 1⁄2-story dwelling with a shed roof wing added about 1830.-
Lake-Tysen HouseStaten Island1740-
Kasparus Westervelt HouseTown of Poughkeepsie1745-
Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven HouseFlatlands, Brooklyn1747-
Van Cortlandt HouseVan Cortlandt Park1748Oldest building in the Bronx-
Creedmoor FarmhouseGlen Oaks1750-
David Conklin HouseHuntington, Long Islandc. 1750-
Ireland-Gardiner FarmGreenlawn, Long Islandc. 1750-
Isaac Losee HouseHuntington, Long Islandc. 1750One of the oldest private residences on Long Island-
Henry Smith FarmsteadHuntington Station, Long Island1750Built about 1750 and remodelled in the 1860s-
Steenburgh TavernRhinebeck1750German vernacular stone house built into a hillside with an unusual sweeping Dutch roof-
William Arthur HouseSmithtown1752-
Stone JugClermont1752Contributing property to the Hudson River Historic District-
The Old 76 HouseTappan1754Oldest surviving building in Rockland County; third oldest public house in America; Maj. John Andre held before trial and hanging in Tappan-
The Christopher HouseStaten Island1756-
Valentine–Varian HouseNorwood1758Second oldest house in the Bronx-
Bryant Skidmore HouseNorthport1761Located near Great Cow Harbor and Red Hook.-
Strawberry HillRhinebeck1762The 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 ChapelManhattan1764Third oldest surviving church in New York City, after the Flushing Friends Meeting House and St. Andrew's Church, Staten Island.-
Morris–Jumel MansionManhattan1765-
Wyckoff-Bennett HomesteadFlatlands, Brooklyn1766-
Beekman Arms and Delamater InnVillage of Rhinebeck1766Oldest surviving inn in America and oldest structure in the village.-
Indian Castle ChurchDanube1769Only colonial Indian missionary church surviving in the state, and the only Iroquois building surviving from its time-
Boehm-Frost HouseRichmondtown1770-
Fulton County CourthouseJohnstown1772Oldest courthouse in the United States that remains in use-
Kingsland HomesteadFlushing1774-
Lefferts HomesteadBrooklyn1777Moved to Prospect Park from its original location at 563 Flatbush Avenue-
Dyckman HouseInwood, Manhattan1784Only remaining original farmhouse in Manhattan-
Edward Mooney HouseManhattan1785Oldest surviving row house in Manhattan-
Ellis Squires Jr. HouseHampton Bays1785Oldest surviving row house in Hampton Bays-
Stone-Tolan HouseBrightonc. 1792A Federal-style structure said to be the oldest surviving building in Monroe County-
Joost Van Nuyse HouseFlatlands, Brooklyn1793-
Bridge CafeManhattan1795Oldest wooden building in Manhattan-
Flatbush Dutch Reformed ChurchFlatbush1796-
Blackwell HouseRoosevelt Island1796’-
Van Nuyse-Magaw HouseMidwood18001041 East 22nd Street -
Wadsworth HomesteadGeneseo1804Built in 1804 by James Wadsworth who came to Geneseo in 1790. Originally a two-story foursquare home. Enlarged in 1815-
J. Crew and liquor storeTribeca, Manhattan1809235 W Broadway. Small Federal style row house-
Willets Point FarmhouseBayside, now Fort Totten1829Built 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 HouseCarmel1814Second oldest courthouse in the United States that remains in use-
Clarkson Community ChurchClarkson1825This 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.-
Dash homeEden1816Has 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 FarmsteadLancasterc. 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 HouseStaten Island18361836 brick Federal-style building now used as clubhouse for city-owned golf course.-
Anshe Slonim SynagogueLower Manhattan1849Oldest surviving synagogue building in New York City-
203 East 29th StreetKips Bay, Manhattan1790/1870Private owned house dated back from 1790 or 1870 based on different sources. Listed in National Register of Historic Places-