The Oldest Houses in Agawam
704 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 605 of them buildings, with 68 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 19 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1750Unnamed in the inventory · 1026 Main St · Altered beyond recognition; Colonial
- 1750Bliss Tavern - Bowe, G. L. House · 940 Main St · Colonial; FederalNational Register
- 1757Smith, Thomas and Esther House · 251 North West St · ColonialNational Register
- 1760Stockwell, John and Mary Gould - Beebe, Artemus and Bethiah Pheland House · 6 South West St · Altered beyond recognition; Greek Revival
- 1760Ellis - Cooper House · 676 Main St · FederalNational Register
- 1764Burbank, Abraham Jr. and Bethiah Cushing House · 55-57 North Westfield St · Georgian
- 1764Purchase - Ferre House · 1289 Main St · GeorgianPreservation restriction
- 1771Porter, Capt. John House · 1410 Main St · Georgian
- 1775Johnson, Josiah and Sally House · 3 North West St · Georgian
- 1780Bowe, William House · 4 Maple St
- 1780White - Demond House · 231 North Westfield St · Federal; Greek Revival
- 1790Adams, Seth Jr. House · 854 Main St · ColonialNational Register
Dates are the surveyor's attribution, often approximate. Names are the inventory's own historic designations. These are private homes unless a museum says otherwise, admire from the road.
What Agawam Is Built In
- Colonial Revival59
- Queen Anne48
- Victorian Eclectic34
- Bungalow; No style24
- Greek Revival23
- Italianate17
- Bungalow; Craftsman16
- No style; Ranch15
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
110 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. No local historic district binds owners here. 1 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 13 historic areas in town: Main and Federal Streets Area; Agawam Center Historic District; South Main Street Area….
Old Houses Nearby
The nearest towns, and the age of their housing stock.
From the Desk
RE413 News: what to check before you buy an old house here. Built from the same public record as the figures on this page.
Sources
- Massachusetts Historical Commission inventory; assessors' parcel rolls for the age corroboration. Checked 2026-08-05.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.