Belchertown · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Belchertown
484 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 390 of them buildings, with 39 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 29 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1755Smith, Elijah - Smith, Ethan House · 84 Old Bay Rd · Colonial
- 1755Phelps, Joseph House · 60 North Main St · Colonial
- 1757Warner, Ebenezer - Abbey, Mason House · 73 Federal St · Altered beyond recognition; No style
- 1760Hannum, Aaron - Bridges, Jonathan House · 90 Bay Rd
- 1760Bridgman, Joseph I House · 393 Bay Rd · Colonial
- 1764Smith, Joseph House · 111 Old Bay Rd · Colonial
- 1773Bridgman, Oliver House · 374 Bay Rd · Colonial
- 1775Davis, Samuel - Willis, Isaac House · 245 Cold Spring Rd
- 1779Grout, Jonathan - Smith, Nehemiah House · 17 Main St · Federal; Greek RevivalNational Register + local district
- 1785Parsons, Nathan - Chadbourne House · 80 Daniel Shays Hwy · Federal
- 1788Warner, Phineas House #1 · 101 Federal St · Federal
- 1789First Parish Congregational Church · 20 Park St · FederalNational Register + local district
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 Belchertown Is Built In
- Greek Revival59
- Colonial Revival30
- Federal21
- Altered beyond recognition; No style12
- Victorian Eclectic10
- Craftsman9
- Colonial6
- Bungalow; No style5
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
146 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. 74 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. The inventory maps 10 historic areas in town: Belchertown Center Historic District; Jackson Street Area; Federal 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.