List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut facts for kids

This article is all about the oldest buildings in Connecticut, United States of America! These buildings are super old, built before the year 1725. We know how old they are by looking at old records like tax papers, family histories (called genealogy), and even by studying the wood (using something called dendrochronology) or other materials (using radio carbon dating). It's like being a history detective!

Discovering Connecticut's Oldest Homes

Connecticut has many amazing old buildings that tell us about life long ago. These homes and other structures were built during a time known as the "First Period" of American architecture. This means they were constructed when the first European settlers were building their new lives here, using techniques from their homelands. Many of these buildings are now museums, where you can step back in time and see how people lived hundreds of years ago.

Building Name	Picture	Location	Built Year	Cool Facts About the Building
Henry Whitfield House	Henry Whitfield House	Guilford	1639	This is the oldest stone house still standing in New England. It became a museum in 1899.
Buckingham House	Buckingham House	Milford	1640	The main part of this house was built in 1640. It was changed a bit in 1725 and 1753.
Feake-Ferris House	Feake-Ferris House	Greenwich	1645	The oldest part of this house dates back to 1645. It was updated in 1689.
Thomas Lee House	Thomas Lee House	East Lyme	1660	This house started as just one room! It has been a museum since 1897.
Deacon John Moore House	Deacon John Moore House	Windsor	1664	Deacon John Moore was a woodworker. He was known for carving beautiful vine designs.
Acadian House	Acadian House	Guilford	1670	This Saltbox style house is named after the Acadians who lived there after being moved from Canada in 1755.
Dr. Philip Turner House	Dr. Philip Turner House	Norwich	1670	An important surgeon from the American Revolutionary War, Philip Turner, lived here.
Nehemiah Royce House	Nehemiah Royce House	Wallingford	1672	This Saltbox house once hosted General George Washington in 1775! It was also a home for students at Choate Rosemary Hall.
Leffingwell Inn	Leffingwell Inn	Norwich	1675	This inn was a very important meeting spot during the American Revolutionary War.
Elisha Bushnell House	Elisha Bushnell House	Old Saybrook	1678	This old property includes a smaller building called the "Slave House."
Joshua Hempsted House	Joshua Hempsted House	New London	1678	This is one of the first houses in Connecticut with detailed records. It's now a museum.
Parker House	Parker House	Old Saybrook	1679	This house has an early gambrel roof. The Parker family owned it until the 1960s.
John Hollister House	John Hollister House	Glastonbury	1680	Look for the cool hewn overhang with special supports called corbels.
Thomas Wheeler House	Thomas Wheeler House	Fairfield	1680	Located in Black Rock, an area with a long history of seafaring.
Deacon John Graves House	Deacon John Graves House	Madison	1681	This Saltbox house was saved from being torn down and was fully fixed up in 1983. It's now a museum.
Ephraim Hawley House	Ephraim Hawley House	Stratford	1683	The main part of this house started as a small Cape Cod cottage.
Ward-Heitman House	Ward-Heitman House	West Haven	1684	This house is a historic museum where you can learn about its past.
John Randall House	John Randall House	Stonington	1685	This house was carefully restored in the 1930s by a person who worked to save old buildings, Norman Isham.
Samuel Harris House	Samuel Harris House	Middletown	1686	This might be the very oldest building in Middletown!
Loomis Homestead	Loomis Homestead	Windsor	1688	This house is part of the Loomis Chaffee School.
Elisha Pitkin House	Elisha Pitkin House	Guilford	1690	This house was moved from East Hartford in 1955. Many of its original 18th-century parts are still inside.
Jonathan Murray House	Jonathan Murray House	Madison	1690	This house has a very unique roof!
Meigs-Bishop House	Meigs-Bishop House	Guilford	1690	This house in Madison is now a lovely English tea room.
Putnam Cottage	Putnam Cottage	Greenwich	1690	During the American Revolution, this house was also known as Knapp Tavern.
Bradford-Huntington House	Bradford-Huntington House	Norwich	1691	This Gambrel style home belonged to Jabez Huntington, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. Some say George Washington visited here!
John Whittlesey Jr. House	John Whittlesey Jr. House	Old Saybrook	1693	This old house is still a private home today.
Comfort Starr House	Comfort Starr House	Guilford	1695	Scientists used tree rings (dendrochronology) in 2014 to confirm it was built in 1695.
Avery Homestead	Avery Homestead	Ledyard	1696	It started as a small, one-room house and grew into a two-story home by 1726.
General David Humphreys House	General David Humphreys House	Ansonia	1698	This was the home of the first U.S. Ambassador. It's now a museum.
Hoyt-Barnum House	Hoyt-Barnum House	Stamford	1699	This early Cape Cod Cottage is now a museum run by the Stamford Historical Society.
Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum	Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum	Stonington	1700	This place has been a working farm for over 350 years!
Eells-Stow House	Eells-Stow House	Milford	1700	This house was used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War. Now it's a museum.
Shelley House	Shelley House	Madison	1700	Experts believe this house was built before 1700.
Pratt House	Pratt House Exterior	Essex	1701	Part of this house dates to 1701, according to the museum. The main part was built in 1732.
Howd-Linsley House	Howd-Linsley House	North, Branford	1705	This house has special decorative beams inside.
Abraham Coult House		Glastonbury	1706	This house was saved from being torn down and moved in 1972.
Clark Homestead	Clark Homestead	Lebanon	1708	This is the oldest building in Lebanon.
John Glover House	John Glover House	Newtown	1708	This historic house is still a private home.
Pelatiah Leete House	Pelatiah Leete House	Guilford	1710	This is the oldest house still standing that belonged to the Leete family.
Raymond-Bradford Homestead	Raymond-Bradford Homestead	Montville	1710	This house was built by a woman named Mercy Sands Raymond during the colonial period.
Strong House	Strong House	Coventry	1710	This house is a Historic house museum where you can learn about its past.
John Tyler House	John Tyler House	Branford	1710	This old house is still a private home.
Buttolph-Williams House	Buttolph-Williams House	Wethersfield	1711	This house is a Connecticut Landmark museum.
Solomon Goffe House	Solomon Goffe House	Meriden	1711	This is a Historic house museum and the oldest building in Meriden.
Black Horse Tavern (Old Saybrook, Connecticut)	Black Horse Tavern	Old Saybrook	1712	This old tavern is now a private home.
Hyland House	Hyland House	Guilford	1713	This Saltbox style house is now a museum. Tree ring dating in 2014 confirmed it was built in 1713.
Keeler Tavern	Keeler Tavern	Ridgefield	1713	This tavern was shot at during the Battle of Ridgefield in 1777!
Norton House	Norton House	Branford	1715	This house was built in Madison and then moved to Branford in 1940.
Edward Waldo House	Edward Waldo House	Scotland	1715	One family lived in this house for over 250 years! Now, the local historical society owns it.
Pequotsepos Manor	Pequotsepos Manor	Mystic	1717	This house is a museum. It was the last house restored by a famous architect named J. Frederick Kelly.
Stanley-Whitman House	Stanley-Whitman House	Farmington	1720	This Saltbox style house has cool carved decorations. It's now a museum.
Kimberly Mansion	Kimberly Mansion	Glastonbury	1720	This was the home of people who worked for important causes, like ending slavery (abolitionism) and getting women the right to vote (women's suffrage).
James Hazelton House	James Hazelton House	Haddam	1720	This is a "Late First Period" house, meaning it was built towards the end of that early building style.
Samuel Huntington Birthplace	Samuel Huntington Birthplace	Scotland	1723	This Saltbox house was the home of Samuel Huntington, who signed the Declaration of Independence and was a Governor of Connecticut. It's now a museum.
Jared Eliot House	Jared Eliot House	Guilford	1723	This house is a great example of how homes looked during that time.
Captain David Judson House	Captain David Judson House	Stratford	1723	This is a beautiful example of early Georgian Architecture. Parts of it might even date back to 1638!
Harrison House	Harrison House	Branford	1724	This Saltbox house is now the Branford Historical Society museum.