The Oldest Houses in Amherst
1,425 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 1,325 of them buildings, with 34 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 50 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1728Univerity of Massachusetts - Stockbridge House · 243 Stockbridge Rd · Colonial
- 1730Univerity of Massachusetts - Homestead House · 241 Stockbridge Rd · Colonial; Colonial Revival
- 1737Eastman House · 298 Montague Rd
- 1739Kellogg, Ebenezer House · 858 East Pleasant St · Colonial
- 1742Coleman, Nathaniel House · 1055 South East St · Georgian; Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1750Clark, Simeon House · 272 Amity St · Colonial
- 1751Boltwood, Lt. Solomon and Mary Strong - Lt. William House · 243 Amity St · ColonialNational Register + local district
- 1754Dickinson, Noah House · 743 Main St · ColonialNational Register
- 1754Strong House, The · 67 Amity St · Colonial RevivalNational Register
- 1758Kellogg, Daniel House · 76 North East St · GeorgianNational Register
- 1760Adams, John House · 25 Leverett RdNational Register
- 1761Kellogg, Ephraim House · 405 Market Hill Rd
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 Amherst Is Built In
- Greek Revival166
- Colonial Revival138
- Victorian Eclectic133
- Queen Anne71
- Italianate59
- Federal50
- Craftsman17
- Postwar Traditional17
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
466 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. 249 sit in a local historic district, where exterior changes need a commission's sign-off, the designation with teeth. 3 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. 1 is a National Historic Landmark. The inventory maps 27 historic areas in town: Dickinson Historic District; Amherst Central Business District; Cushman Village Historic District….
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.