The Oldest Houses in Bernardston

The Oldest on the Inventory

• 1739Bernardston Congregational Unitarian Church · 49 Church St · Greek RevivalNational Register
• 1739Connable, Samuel House · 650 Brattleboro Rd · Colonial
• 1745Ryther, David House · 44 Burrows Tpke · Greek Revival
• 1749Scott, Capt. Moses House · 175 Parmenter Rd · Colonial
• 1760Hale, Samuel House · 219 South St
• 1777Chapin House · 80 South St · Federal
• 1784Millis, John Henrick House · 218 Eden Trail Rd
• 1784South Street Schoolhouse #1 · 124 South St
• 1790Ryther, David Jr. House · 100 Brattleboro Rd · Federal
• 1790Fox, William House · 108 South St · Greek Revival
• 1792Sprague, Asa - Sprague, Avery W. House · Turners Falls Rd · Federal
• 1798Squire, Medad House · 69 Church St · Federal; Greek 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 Bernardston Is Built In

• Greek Revival23
• Federal12
• Victorian Eclectic12
• Federal; Greek Revival2
• Queen Anne2
• Italianate2
• Victorian Gothic2
• Greek Revival; Victorian Eclectic2

Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.

What Listing Actually Means Here

2 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. 3 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 4 historic areas in town: Bernardston Center; Powers Institute Historic District; Powers Institute….

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.