Ashfield · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Ashfield
301 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 254 of them buildings, with 16 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 33 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1762Murray, Dr. Mary Gertrude Lawrence - Phelps House · 828 Murray Rd · Altered beyond recognition; Colonial; Colonial Revival; Greek Revival
- 1763Belding, Ebenezer - Flower, Maj. Lamrock House · 558 Bellus Rd · Colonial
- 1764Shepard, Dea. Isaac House · 274 Phillips Rd · Colonial
- 1765Lyon, Aaron - Graves, Addison House · 299 Barnes Rd
- 1766Wait, Seth Tavern · 43 South St · Colonial; FederalNational Register
- 1770Eldridge, Barnabas - Blake, Joseph House · 1379 Cape St
- 1770Blackmer, John House · 275B Phillips Rd
- 1772Round Brick School · 279 Hill Rd
- 1772Sears, Roland - Cowan, Bernard House · 1392 Cape St · Federal
- 1773Goodwin, Uriah House · 485 Creamery Rd · Federal
- 1773Elmer, Samuel - Church House · 1237 Baptist Corner Rd
- 1775Howes, Samuel and Heman House · 355 Ashfield Mountain Rd · Altered beyond recognition; Colonial Revival
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 Ashfield Is Built In
- Federal38
- Victorian Eclectic24
- Greek Revival21
- Colonial Revival8
- Italianate5
- Queen Anne5
- Colonial4
- Bungalow; Craftsman3
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
103 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 10 historic areas in town: Ashfield Plain Historic District; Northeast Ashfield; South Ashfield - Tinpot….
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.