The Oldest Houses in Blandford

The Oldest on the Inventory

• 1749Boies, John House · 82 Main St · Altered beyond recognition; No style
• 1764Hinsdale, Rev. Charles J. House · 106 Main St · Federal
• 1768Baird, James Tavern - Bartholomew, Samuel and Mary House · 2 Old Chester Rd · Georgian
• 1780Bowker, Amos G. and Lucinda Hoskin House · 89 Main St · Federal
• 1785Shepard, Jonathan Jr. and Miriam Strong House · 246 Otis Stage Rd · Georgian
• 1786Hatch, Capt. Timothy House · 57 Woronoco Rd
• 1793Pense, E. House · 7 North St
• 1800Methodist Church Parsonage · 88 Main St · Georgian
• 1802Blair, Raymond Lester House · 79 Main St · Federal
• 1820Knox, Curtis House · 59 Main St · Greek Revival
• 1820Watson Memorial Park New England Bank Barn · Main St
• 1822First Congregational Church of Blandford · 4 North St · FederalNational 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 Blandford Is Built In

• Colonial Revival7
• Federal4
• Greek Revival4
• No style; Ranch3
• Georgian3
• Queen Anne2
• Bungalow; No style2
• Altered beyond recognition; No style1

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

What Listing Actually Means Here

1 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. The inventory maps 4 historic areas in town: Cobble Mountain Reservoir; Chester State Forest - Sanderson Brook; Shepard Family Farmstead….

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.