The Oldest Houses in Colrain
101 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 78 of them buildings, with 10 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 35 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1775Unnamed in the inventory · 126 Main Rd · Federal; Georgian
- 1775Wilson, David Jr. House · 171 Wilson Hill Rd · Federal
- 1775Harris, Timothy House · 157 Thompson Rd · Georgian
- 1775Unnamed in the inventory · 289 Jacksonville Rd · Georgian
- 1797Christian Hill Baptist Church · 276 Ed Clark Rd · Colonial
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 125 Greenfield Rd · Federal
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 103 Thompson Rd · Federal
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 15 Foundry Village Rd · Federal
- 1800Avery's Chicken Farm · 198 Jacksonville Rd · Federal
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 159 Adamsville Rd · Federal
- 1813Chandler, Clark Store · 1 Greenfield Rd · FederalNational Register
- 1819Thompson, Charles House · 9 Main Rd · 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 Colrain Is Built In
- Federal17
- Greek Revival11
- Queen Anne6
- Victorian Eclectic3
- Federal; Greek Revival3
- Colonial Revival2
- Colonial2
- Georgian2
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
50 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 1 historic area in town: Colrain Center 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.