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Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the United States. [44] Narbonne House: Salem: MA 1675 Residential The 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 ...
The De Vargas Street House, often referred to as the Oldest House, is a historic building in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is often said to be one of the oldest buildings in United States. The original date of construction is unknown but the majority of the building is believed to date to the Spanish colonial period (post-1610).
The González–Álvarez House, also known as The Oldest House, is a historic house museum at 14 St. Francis Street in St. Augustine, Florida.With a construction history dating to about 1723, it is believed to be the oldest surviving house in St. Augustine.
C. A. Nothnagle Log House, also known as Braman-Nothnagle Log House, is a historic house on Swedesboro-Paulsboro Road in Gibbstown, New Jersey and is one of the oldest log houses in the United States. [3] [4]
The Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts is a historic house built around 1641, [1] [2] making it the oldest surviving timber-frame house in North America that has been verified by dendrochronology testing. Puritan settler Jonathan Fairbanks constructed the farm house for his wife Grace (née Smith) and their family. It was occupied and ...
Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...
It is thought to have been built between 1677 and 1678. Past historians considered it to be the oldest brick house in the United States, although that distinction belongs to Bacon's Castle, the 1665 plantation home of Virginian Arthur Allen. [2] [3] It is also believed to be, possibly, the oldest surviving house in the U.S. with a gambrel roof.
What is the oldest timber frame house still standing in the US? The Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts, is the oldest known timber frame house still standing in North America. Built circa ...