The Oldest Houses in Conway
90 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 67 of them buildings, with 4 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 23 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1765Burnett House · 40-42 North Poland Rd
- 1785Locust Grove Farm · 180 Maple St · Greek Revival
- 1787Huxford, Henry House · 99 Hickory Ridge Rd · Federal
- 1788Maynard, Timothy House · 62 Brester Rd
- 1790Nims, Israel House · 156 Riley Rd
- 1790Boyden, John House · 468 Ashfield Rd · Federal
- 1790Farnsworth, Gershom House · 197 Whately Rd · Federal
- 1791Hitchcock, Edward House · 101 Whately Rd
- 1792Williams, Hannah - Rider, Daniel House · 251 Sabin's Rd
- 1798Billings, Elisha - Campbell, William C. Store · 318 Maple St · Greek Revival
- 1800Carrier, David House · 40 Hickory Ridge Rd · Federal
- 1807Newhall, Col. Jabez House and Tavern · Pumpkin Hollow Rd · Federal
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 Conway Is Built In
- Greek Revival16
- Federal6
- Italianate5
- Colonial Revival4
- Victorian Eclectic4
- Queen Anne3
- Greek Revival; Italianate2
- Colonial Revival; Postwar Traditional1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
43 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 5 historic areas in town: Pumpkin Hollow; South River Area; Burkeville….
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.